Antonyms for the phrase "kept pace with" would include phrases such as "fell behind," "struggled to keep up," or "failed to keep pace." These phrases imply a lack of progress or an inability to match the speed or progress of others in a given situation. "Lost pace" or "lagged behind" are also antonyms, implying a slowing down or falling behind in a race or other competitive situation. The phrase "kept pace with" typically denotes success, progress, or achievement, whereas its antonyms carry negative connotations of failure or unproductivity.

What are the antonyms for Kept pace with?

• v.

  • equal
  • differ
  ,
  • disagree
  ,
  • disconnect
  ,
  • disproportion
  ,
  • fail
  ,
  • imbalance
  ,
  • separate
  ,
  • unmatch
  ,
  • vary
  .

Famous quotes with Kept pace with

• The Cape Town is considerably increased within the last eight years. Its respectability with regard to strength has kept pace with its other enlargements and rendered it very secure against any attempt which is not made with considerable force.

  William Bligh
• An increasing number of Canadians must juggle the demands of work with the need to care for children, or for family members who are ill or too frail to care for themselves. Our programs have simply not kept pace with these societal changes.

  Kim Campbell
• The moral improvement of the nations and their individual components has not kept pace with the march of intellect and the advance of industry.

  Felix Adler
• The duties of kingship among the anthropoids are not many or arduous. … But Tarzan tired of it, as he found that kingship meant the curtailment of his liberty. He longed for the little cabin and the sun-kissed sea — for the cool interior of the well-built house, and for the never-ending wonders of the many books. As he had grown older, he found that he had grown away from his people. Their interests and his were far removed. They had not kept pace with him, nor could they understand aught of the many strange and wonderful dreams that passed through the active brain of their human king. So limited was their vocabulary that Tarzan could not even talk with them of the many new truths, and the great fields of thought that his reading had opened up before his longing eyes, or make known ambitions which stirred his soul. Among the tribe he no longer had friends as of old. A little child may find companionship in many strange and simple creatures, but to a grown man there must be some semblance of equality in intellect as the basis for agreeable association.

  Edgar Rice Burroughs

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