abreast

[uh-brest] /əˈbrɛst/
adverb, adjective
1.
side by side; beside each other in a line:
They walked two abreast down the street.
2.
equal to or alongside in progress, attainment, or awareness (usually followed by of or with):
to keep abreast of scientific developments; keeping abreast with the times.
Origin
1590-1600; a-1 + breast
Examples from the web for abreast
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  • To keep each other abreast of the project, they kept a simple internal diary.
  • There are also tools you can use to stay abreast of activities on the wiki.
  • They were scholarly publications meant to help doctors keep abreast of scientific advances and share information on new remedies.
  • There, it will keep you abreast of when the book will be available, and how to obtain a copy.
  • It is difficult to keep chronology and criticism abreast of each other with some sense of momentum and direction.
British Dictionary definitions for abreast

abreast

/əˈbrɛst/
adjective (postpositive)
1.
alongside each other and facing in the same direction
2.
foll by of or with. up to date (with); fully conversant (with)
Word Origin and History for abreast
adv.

mid-15c., on brest, from a- (1) + breast (n.); the notion is of "with breasts in line." To keep abreast in figurative sense of "stay up-to-date" is from 1650s.