English
Verb
to keep with up (keeping with up, kept with up, kept with up)
- To manage to remain beside or just behind (someone or something) that is moving away from one.
- figuratively To manage to remain up to date with (trends, fashions, etc).
- To manage to follow (an argument, a discussion, etc).
Quotations
(manage to remain beside or just behind):
1993 Blake needed to run to keep up with the indignant Doctor. — The pit, Penswick, Neil. London: Virgin, pages 113-257
(manage to remain up to date with):
1992 Keeping up with the latest hair trends as ever, Wella has just introduced Hair Sets in three variants. — Hair Flair, London: Shaws Publications Ltd, 1992, pages 4-58
Derived terms
keep up with the Joneses
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