keep up synonyms

keep up

v.

  1. To keep in repair

    maintain, sustain, care for, safeguard; see maintain 3.

  2. To continue

    persist, persevere, carry on; see continue 1.

  3. To maintain the pace

    keep pace, keep step, keep abreast, keep up-to-date; see compete, equal, rival.

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