keep up with the times

verb

To change one's ideas, views or way of living in order to stay current or modern.

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Meanings

verbkeep up with the times (third-person singular simple present keeps up with the times, present participle keeping up with the times, simple past and past participle kept up with the times)

present singular third person keeps up with the times · participle present keeping up with the times · participle past kept up with the times · past kept up with the times

  1. idiomaticTo change one's ideas, views or way of living in order to stay current or modern.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
get with the programmove with the times

Translations

Arabic وَاكَبَ العَصْرَ
  • وَاكَبَ العَصْرَ (wākaba l-ʕaṣra)Translations
Cite this entry
APA

keep up with the times. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/keep%20up%20with%20the%20times

MLA

“keep up with the times.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/keep%20up%20with%20the%20times. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “keep up with the times,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/keep%20up%20with%20the%20times.

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