Keep up and Lag behind

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Keep up verb - To continue to operate or to meet one's needs.

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Lag behind is an antonym for keep up.

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Keep up is an antonym for lag behind.

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Lag behind and Keep up. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 13, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/keep_up/lag_behind

Keep up & Lag behind. N.p., 2016. Web. 13 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/keep_up/lag_behind>.

Lag behind or Keep up. 2016. Accessed August 13, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/keep_up/lag_behind.

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