keep up vs keep pace

keep up and keep pace both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
keep up	No	No	Yes	No
keep pace	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, keep pace is a hyponym of keep up; that is, keep pace is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than keep up:

Other hyponyms of keep up include keep step.

keep up (verb)	keep pace (verb)
prevent from going to bed at night	maintain the same pace
keep informed
maintain a required pace or level
keep in safety and protect from harm, decay, loss, or destruction
lengthen or extend in duration or space