keep step

1. 1.

   maintain the same pace

   “The child cannot keep step with his big brother”

   Synonymskeep pace

   Broaderkeep up

Questions about keep step

What does keep step mean?

keep step means "maintain the same pace".

What is another word for keep step?

Close synonyms include keep pace. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is keep step a common word?

keep step is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.