keep pace

Example Sentences

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Alicia says the flat eventually became more expensive than similar privately rented studios she found at the time, while her salary failed to keep pace.

From BBC • Mar. 25, 2026

The WTO, which regulates large swathes of global trade, has been facing increasing pressure to overhaul rules considered by many as outdated and unable to keep pace with a rapidly changing world.

From Barron's • Mar. 20, 2026

This improvement is due to the growth of the Social Security program, which allows retirees’ incomes to keep pace with rising living standards by wage-indexing initial benefits and then price-indexing benefits in retirement.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 10, 2026

Schools and public services struggle to keep pace.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 28, 2026

People needed to work faster than the weather and to keep pace with machines.

From "Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science" by Marc Aronson