kept up

VERB

maintain, sustain

Synonyms

STRONGEST

hold on

WEAK

balance compete contend continue emulate go on keep pace keep step match pace persevere preserve rival run with vie

Antonyms

WEAK

let go neglect

Example Sentences

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kept up

Since then, "supply has not kept up", falling from around 260,000 new builds per year in the 1990s to 92,000 in 2025, he said.

From Barron's ● Oct. 8, 2026

If you’ve kept up with the streamer’s original lineup over the last few years, none of this will come as a surprise.

From Salon ● Sep. 2, 2026

This market kept up double-digit growth for the third straight month despite competing against exceptionally-high sales figures from the same period last year.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026

While the market has risen, its gains haven’t quite kept up with Wall Street’s increasingly sunny outlook for corporate earnings growth.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 19, 2026

The parents kept up for a little while before they traded in rides for shows and food.

From "Millionaires for the Month" by Stacey McAnulty