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the process of reaching the same standard, stage, or level as someone or something else: These companies have a lot of catch-up to do, and whole product lines to replace with modern technology. This is a much needed catch-up after years of underinvestment. play catch-up.
CATCH (SOMEONE) UP definition: 1. to reach someone in front of you by going faster than them: 2. to reach the same quality or…. Learn more.
: the act or fact of catching up or trying to catch up (as with a norm or competitor)
To catch up with someone means to reach the same standard, stage, or level that they have reached. Most late developers will catch up with their friends. [VERB PARTICLE + with] John began the season better than me but I have fought to catch up. [VERB PARTICLE]
Definition of catch up phrasal verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
1. a. To get and hold (something that has been in motion) in a hand, the hands, a container, or an implement: caught the ball in the web of the lacrosse stick. b. To take hold of, especially forcibly or suddenly; grasp: caught me by the arm; caught the reins. c. To stop (oneself) from doing an action: I caught myself before replying. 2. a.
Definitions of catch up. verb. learn belatedly; find out about something after it happened. “I'm trying to catch up with the latest developments in molecular biology”. see more. verb. reach the point where one should be after a delay. “I caught up on my homework”. see more.
