Break and Keep up

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Break

Break verb - To bring (as an action or operation) to an immediate end.
Usage example: the final vote broke the deadlock
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Keep up is an antonym for break.
Nearby Words: breach, breakdown, breaking, breakup, breakable

Keep up

Keep up verb - To continue to operate or to meet one's needs.
Usage example: let's hope that old air conditioner keeps up through this heat wave
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Break is an antonym for keep up.
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Both terms in one sentence

  • Battle Couple Unfortunately this was one of the factors leading to their break-up, as Riley's lack of superpowers meant he couldn't keep up with Buffy in a fight.
    Source: Battle Couple
  • Self-Surgery During a battle between Lobo and his daughter, they slash each other up so badly their regenerative powers can't keep up, so they take a break to stitch themselves up.
    Source: Self-Surgery
  • Everybody Knew Already In the premiere, Gwen is cleverly (she thinks) infiltrating the Hub as a pizza delivery person, only to have the group unable to keep up the charade that she's fooling them and break out laughing.
    Source: Everybody Knew Already
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