Keep up
Keep up verb - To keep in good condition.
Usage example: kept the house up while the owners were gone
Both terms in one sentence
- If a particularly powerful villain remains on screen for too long and can't keep up, compare Lowered Monster Difficulty.
Source: Sorting Algorithm of Evil - Auto-Scrolling Level A level in a Platform Game where the screen continually scrolls and you must keep up with it.
Source: Video Game Difficulty Tropes - Basil Rathbone was one of the finest on-screen fencers of his day and didn't use stunt doubles - except in The Court Jester, where Danny Kaye was Flynning faster than Rathbone could keep up with.
Source: No Stunt Double
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