keep step

keep step
verb
maintain the same pace
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The child cannot keep step with his big brother

Syn: ↑keep pace
Hypernyms: ↑keep up
Verb Frames:
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Somebody ——s

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Somebody ——s PP

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phrasal
: to keep in step

keep step with the other marchers

keep step with the times and turn it to your sales advantage — Women's Wear Daily

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keep step
To continue in step
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Main Entry:step

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remain walking, marching, or dancing in step

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • keep step with — {v. phr.} To maintain the same degree of progress as someone else. * /The United States has no choice but to keep step with potential enemies in terms of modern defense systems./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • keep step with — {v. phr.} To maintain the same degree of progress as someone else. * /The United States has no choice but to keep step with potential enemies in terms of modern defense systems./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • keep\ step\ with — v. phr. To maintain the same degree of progress as someone else. The United States has no choice but to keep step with potential enemies in terms of modern defense systems …   Словарь американских идиом

  • keep step — phrasal to keep in step …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • keep step — idi to stay in step; keep pace …   From formal English to slang

  • keep step with — walk side by side with, keep up with, not fall behind …   English contemporary dictionary

  • step — [step] n. [ME steppe < OE stepe, akin to Ger stapf < IE base * steb(h) , post (> STAMP): basic sense “to stamp feet”] 1. the act of moving and placing the foot forward, backward, sideways, up, or down, as in walking, dancing, or climbing …   English World dictionary

  • keep\ abreast — • keep abreast (of) smth v. phr. (smth) To be informed of the latest developments. It is difficult to keep abreast of all the various wars that are being waged on planet Earth. Compare: keep step with …   Словарь американских идиом

  • keep\ abreast\ of — • keep abreast (of) smth v. phr. (smth) To be informed of the latest developments. It is difficult to keep abreast of all the various wars that are being waged on planet Earth. Compare: keep step with …   Словарь американских идиом

  • keep up — [v] maintain, sustain balance, compete, contend, continue, emulate, go on, hold on, keep pace, keep step, match, pace, persevere, preserve, rival, run with, vie; concepts 23,87,363 Ant. let go, neglect …   New thesaurus

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