keep pace | Idiomator

Meaning: (idiomatic)To run at the samespeedas apacesetter; (idiomatic)Toprogressat the samerateas another; tokeep up1912October,Edgar Rice Burroughs, “Tarzan of the Apes”, inThe All-Story, New York, N.Y.:Frank A. Munsey Co.,→OCLC; republished as chapter 12, inTarzan of the Apes, New York, N.Y.:A. L. Burt Company,1914June,→OCLC:As he had grown older, he found that he had grown away from his people. Their interests and his were far removed. They had notkept pacewith him, nor could they understand aught of the many strange and wonderful dreams that passed through the active brain of their human king. So limited was their vocabulary that Tarzan could not even talk with them of the many new truths, and the great fields of thought that his reading had opened up before his longing eyes, or make known ambitions which stirred his soul.1939September, D. S. Barrie, “The Railways of South Wales”, inRailway Magazine, page157:From the 'fifties onwards the development of the South Wales & Monmouthshire coalfield went on at terrific speed, and railway construction was hard pressed tokeep pacewith it.1960March, “Talking of Trains: The problem of the peak”, inTrains Illustrated, page130:A £3½ million scheme to modify stations, track and signalling for the operation of ten- instead of eight-car trains on the South Eastern Division of the S.R. did no more thankeep pacewith the growth of peak-hour travel.

Examples:

EN: He could hardly keep pace with her.
ES: Él apenas podía seguir su ritmo.
EN: I was flying. My horse was unable to keep pace -
ES: Al principiio, iba muy rápido pero mi caballo no pudo mantener el ritmo --
EN: I, myself, unable to keep pace with his mental quirks and fearful of assault... turned down an opportunity to represent him as his attorney.
ES: Yo mismo, incapaz de mantenerme al tanto de sus cambios y temiendo un ataque rechacé la oportunidad de representarlo como abogado.
EN: "And none of the days were ever long enough "To keep pace with Nick's ambition for the child.
ES: Ningún día duraba suficiente para lo que Nick ambicionaba para ella.
EN: Lately, it's been rather difficult to keep pace with your moods.
ES: Últimamente es bastante difícil acertar con tus cambios de humor.
EN: Try to keep pace, Josephine and a little more spirit, Harriet.
ES: Mantén el ritmo, Josephine, y un poco más de ánimo, Harriet.
EN: The pair you see trying to keep pace are your companions.
ES: Esos dos rezagados son sus compañeros.
EN: For many years. I have tried to keep pace between us.
ES: Durante muchos años he intentado lograr la paz entre nosotros.
EN: If a man does not keep pace with his companions... perhaps it's because he hears a different drummer.
ES: Si un hombre no anda al mismo paso que sus compañeros, tal vez sea porque oye un compás diferente.
EN: Gareth he must know in his heart you never meant to slam in the dark and the heat of battle quiet must your tongue keep pace with your appetite sorry
ES: Debería saber que no queríais matarle. ¡Callaos! Controlad la lengua y el apetito.
EN: But you don't want to keep pace like the others.
ES: Tú no quieres avanzar al mismo ritmo que los demás.
EN: Frankly, Doctor, I find it hard to keep pace with you.
ES: Francamente, Doctor, creo que le resulta dificil hacer las paces con ud. mismo.
EN: While the others go to keep pace.
ES: Mientras que otros, para no quedarse atrás, también van.
EN: I ran out from that place so fast even the devil couldn't keep pace with me.
ES: Salí de allí corriendo tan rápido que ni el mismo diablo pudo seguirme.
EN: It has to keep pace with my program for his emotional development... or the imbalance will become dangerous.
ES: Debe mantener el paso con mi programa de desarrollo emocional... o el desequilibrio será peligroso.

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