keep step
Example Sentences
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While shares in top energy companies have risen since mid-2017, they have failed to keep step with recovering crude markets, opening up a historically unusual performance gap.
From Reuters • Jan. 5, 2018
Leaders are the ones who keep faith with the past, keep step with the present, and keep the promise to posterity.
From Forbes • Dec. 30, 2014
Photograph: Charlie Crowhurst/Getty Images • Ian Holloway's Crystal Palace failed to keep step with leaders Cardiff City as the Eagles were held 2-2 by Blackpool thanks to Nouha Dicko's 89th minute equaliser.
From The Guardian • Dec. 8, 2012
Within the United States, government regulation has also failed to keep step with new technologies that allow scientists to alter viruses and even synthesize new ones.
From Washington Post
When you give, or have an arm, carefully avoid all erratic movements, and keep step, like a well-trained soldier!
From The American Gentleman's Guide to Politeness and Fashion or, Familiar Letters to his Nephews by Lunettes, Henry