follow up; follow suit
Meanings
2 senses · 6 examplesverb
to follow closely behind; to advance in tandem
neutralUsed literally to describe keeping pace physically or in terms of progress.
The second tank followed closely behind.
Our research progress needs to be followed up on regularly.
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In the long-distance race, he stayed behind the leader, waiting for the right moment to follow up.
verb
to follow suit; to adopt a similar action; to emulate
neutralUsed figuratively for adopting strategies, policies, or trends started by others, especially in business or social contexts.
After this supermarket introduced several customer-friendly measures, other supermarkets quickly followed suit and emulated them.
Seeing that this feature was popular, competitors also quickly followed suit and started developing it.
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After the government launched new environmental policies, many enterprises followed suit and adjusted their production processes.