keep to

Verb

Meaning

keep to (third-person singular simple present keeps to, present participle keeping to, simple past and past participle kept to)

To adhere strictly to; not to neglect or deviate from.

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Examples

Although clippers could be much faster than early steamships, they depended on the vagaries of the wind, while steamers could keep to a schedule. Source: Internet

Apart from sentimental items and personal inconvenience and hardships, millions of rands have been lost in the space of a few days by two fires which Umdoni Fire Services should have been able to keep to a minimum if appropriately responded to. Source: Internet

About 10 years is the cadence I try to keep to. Source: Internet

Adam is a senior just trying to finish High School, Julian is the quiet freshman kid who likes to keep to himself, write stories, stays out of trouble & spends his lunch hour in a secret room in the school theater. Source: Internet

If both sides keep to their commitments, all US military forces could leave Afghanistan by spring 2021, although Washington is thought to want to keep intelligence operatives on the ground fighting Isis and al-Qaida. Source: Internet

Both provincial and local authorities have urged residents to stay home and to keep to holiday events within their own household this year. Source: Internet

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