Keep up and Lay off

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

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Lay off is an antonym for keep up.

Lay off verb - To bring (as an action or operation) to an immediate end.

Usage example: you need to lay off eating those jelly doughnuts, or you'll end up looking like one

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Keep up is an antonym for lay off.

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Lay off and Keep up. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/keep_up/lay_off

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