keep up
verb
kept up; keeping up; keeps up
1
: to keep adequately informed or up-to-date
keep up on international affairs
2
: to continue without interruption
rain kept up all night
3
: to maintain contact or relations with someone
keep up with old friends
Examples of keep up in a Sentence
let's hope that old air conditioner keeps up through this heat wave
kept the house up while the owners were gone
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Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 June 2025
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Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 June 2025
To keep up and remain viable, Tesla will have to reassess aspects of its business model.
—Caroline Petrow-Cohen, Los Angeles Times, 5 June 2025
But today’s world is moving too fast, and outdated strategies can’t keep up.
—Valentina Drofa, Forbes.com, 5 June 2025
There are very few brands making flagship Android tablets, but OnePlus is keeping up the momentum with its third new slate in as many years.
—James Peckham, PC Magazine, 5 June 2025
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“Keep up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/keep%20up. Accessed 8 Jun. 2025.
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