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Definition of Catch up with

1. Verb. Catch up with and possibly overtake. "The Rolls Royce caught us near the exit ramp"

2. Verb. Make up work that was missed due to absence at a later point. "Can I catch up with the material or is it too late?"

Lexicographical Neighbors of Catch Up With

catch on catch one's breath catch one's drift catch out catch phrase catch phrases catch sight of catch some Z's catch some z's catch some zs

catch someone's eye catch someone napping catch the eye catch the sun catch up catch up with (current term) catch ups catch you later catch you on the flip side catchable

catchall catchalls catchcries catchcry catchdrain catchdrains catched catchen catcher's interference

Literary usage of Catch up with

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Cruise of the "Janet Nichol" Among the South Sea Islands: A Diary by Fanny Van de Grift Stevenson (1914)
"... black fellows pulled us across in splendid style, passing the King's returning messenger, who made a fine though unsuccessful spurt to catch up with us. ..."

2. American Business in World Markets: Our Opportunities and Obligations in by James T. M. Moore (1919)
"... VIII GERMANY'S BANKING SYSTEM Forced Growth of German Banking—Capital Mobilised to Catch Up with Commercially Older Countries— Comparison with English, ..."

3. The Nucleation of the Uncontaminated Atmosphere by Carl Barus (1906)
"Then some one else will catch up with you again, and here is another medicine to throw behind you when the second man overtakes you. This medicine is mud, ..."

4. Traditions of the Caddo: Collected Under the Auspices of the Carnegie by George Amos Dorsey (1905)
"Then some one else will catch up with you again, and here is another medicine to throw behind you when the second man overtakes you. This medicine is mud, ..."

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