No. 7,342 in Dutch
bijbenen
To catch up (with someone or something).
In a sentence
Ik moet hard werken om mijn collega's bij te benen.
I need to work hard to keep up with my colleagues.
Here, 'bijbenen' is used to express the effort to maintain the same pace or progress as colleagues in a work environment.
Het is lastig om de snelle ontwikkelingen in technologie bij te benen.
It is difficult to keep up with the rapid advancements in technology.
In this sentence, 'bijbenen' refers to keeping pace with progressing changes or developments, emphasizing difficulty in matching speed or progress.
Ze proberen het niveau van de competitie bij te benen.
They are trying to keep up with the level of the competition.
The word 'bijbenen' is applied here to indicate the attempt to match or maintain the competitive level in a given context.
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