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Can't Keep up

MEANING IN ENGLISH

To be unable to move, produce, or progress at the same rate as others or changing events.

In context

01

With hundreds of emails pouring in daily, our administrative support team simply can't keep up.

02

The aging computer processor can't keep up with modern artificial intelligence software.

Synonyms

fall behind,lag,struggle to match

Antonyms

keep pace,lead,outpace

Collocations

can't keep up with demand,struggle and can't keep up,simply can't keep up

Sources

Bidyazo vocabulary library ↗