Another way to say is" to be abreast of"
abreast - side by side The parade had six drummers marching abreast.
The origin of abreast is late Middle English: from A- 'in' + breast.
Beside Aside Alongside Adjoining Adjacent By With Neighboring Near Nearby Contiguous Abreast
Etymologically, it comes from the prefix a- and the root -breast. Normally a compound word is composed of two roots (e.g. woodwork, bookmark, etc.), so technically "abreast" isn't compound.
draw abreast = gleichziehen
Being abreast means being side by side.
We have been abreast of this situation for a time now.
The brass band passed by, marching four abreast.
I have information here to keep you abreast of the situation, sir.
The president wants to stay abreast of the most recent developments in Libya. OR The protest marchers walked arm-in-arm, five abreast down the street.
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