How to Use catch-up in a Sentence

catch-up

1 of 2 adjective

• Last night was a return to normalcy for SNL, and a game of catch-up.
  — Esther Zuckerman, The Atlantic, 12 Nov. 2023
• Thompson returned an on-side kick 7 yards for a score as the Rattlers tried to play catch-up.
  — Richard Obert, The Arizona Republic, 8 Apr. 2023
• Practice was coming to a close, but not before a water break and catch-up with friends.
  — Karina Elwood, Washington Post, 7 Oct. 2023
• There could be an element of catch-up involved as well.
  — Chris Morris, Fortune, 24 July 2023
• Adding to the complexity of the math catch-up challenge is debate over how the subject should be taught.
  — Ariel Gilreath, al, 29 Aug. 2023
• With the poor shooting first half — only four field goals made —putting them in catch-up mode, the Eagles’ valiant rally feel short.
  — Glenn Graham, Baltimore Sun, 13 Feb. 2024
• Ryan Reynolds and his brother Terry had an unplanned catch-up.
  — Tommy McArdle, Peoplemag, 25 Oct. 2023
• All said, the catch-up payments stand to be a huge boon to gig workers and delivery drivers throughout the state.
  — Brian Merchant, Los Angeles Times, 1 June 2023
• The time off can be used for academic catch-up or enrichment.
  — Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 4 May 2023
• What was supposed to be a quick catch-up turned into a delightful two-hour reunion.
  — Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 6 Mar. 2024
• Vanderbilt used the first-half momentum to extend its second-half lead by forcing the Tigers to play a game of catch-up.
  — Jaden Lewis, Kansas City Star, 3 Feb. 2024
• Some of this stuff isn’t from this week, so consider this more of a while-you-were-holidaying catch-up issue.
  — David Pierce, The Verge, 7 Jan. 2024
• Millions of Americans may lose a chance to make a catch-up contribution next year.
  — Medora Lee, USA TODAY, 25 July 2023
• The email volley shifted the weekend vibe from a quick catch-up in pajama pants to something akin to a regular workday.
  — Anne Marie Chaker, WSJ, 31 Mar. 2023
• Store 8 was created when Walmart was scrambling to catch-up with Amazon.
  — Andrew Binns, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2024
• Drillers have historically walked away from wells at rates greater than the number of wells plugged, leaving the state in a perpetual game of catch-up.
  — Lisa Cavazuti, NBC News, 19 Aug. 2023
• Weeknights are spent at work happy hours and catch-up dinners with friends, while your weekends are booked up with weddings and family trips.
  — Addison Aloian, Women's Health, 3 July 2023
• But that return to learning and that catch-up didn’t happen quickly enough, and the result was a wobbly foundation that led to worsening gaps.
  — Alia Wong, USA TODAY, 11 July 2023
• Jason Bateman and his former Ozark costar Julia Garner having a catch-up.
  — Lindsay Kimble, Peoplemag, 8 Jan. 2024
• As part of that catch-up, hundreds of thousands of units debuted last year, with another million slated for 2024.
  — Rachel Siegel, Washington Post, 3 Mar. 2024
• With the tournament in catch-up mode because of hours-long fog delays on Thursday morning, the afternoon half of the draw had no chance of finishing on Friday.
  — Tim Price, ajc, 1 Apr. 2023
• Two weeks ago, the King and Sunak exchanged a phone call, which was more of a catch-up than the formal audience that the monarch and prime minister traditionally hold weekly.
  — Simon Perry, Peoplemag, 21 Feb. 2024
• Two weeks ago, the King and Sunak exchanged a phone call, which was more of a catch-up than the formal audience that the monarch and prime minister traditionally hold weekly.
  — Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 22 Feb. 2024
• That leaves women in the same unenviable position, playing a hapless game of catch-up as the status quo remains.
  — Jane Thier, Fortune, 5 Oct. 2023
• People do that, turning striking into a catch-up at Runyon.
  — Anonymous, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 May 2023
• Find out if your retirement account offers catch-up contributions, and if so, be sure to take full advantage.
  — Nina Derwin, Woman's Day, 5 June 2023
• Wondering how much of a difference that catch-up contribution could make?
  — Becca Stanek, The Week, 26 July 2023
• Even though no one under the age of 40 watches just about anything on broadcast television, and even on catch-up digital platforms, there is still an audience there.
  — Vulture, 2 May 2023
• Unicef is urging countries to implement a catch-up vaccination blitz, an exceptional, one-time program to reach all the children between the ages of 1 and 4 who were missed.
  — Stephanie Nolen, New York Times, 25 Nov. 2023
• In more casual circumstances, like a catch-up between close colleagues, drafting an email during a meeting may be acceptable.
  — Danielle Abril, Washington Post, 4 Dec. 2023

catch up

2 of 2 verb

• Overnight, the roots catch up and the leaves get perky again.
  — Nan Sterman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Sep. 2022
• Samsung needs to catch up to the state-of-the art here.
  — Ron Amadeo, Ars Technica, 21 Mar. 2022
• Don’t try to lessen yourself for the world; let the world catch up to you.
  — Katarina Avendano, Good Housekeeping, 28 Apr. 2022
• There's a long way to go for the oil sector to catch up.
  — Paul R. La Monica, CNN, 10 May 2022
• That wasn’t the first or last time Shay was caught up with a big name.
  — Liza Esquibias, People.com, 13 Dec. 2024
• That has changed since 2020, as Egypt tried to play catch up.
  — New York Times, 25 Mar. 2022
• There was this path, the train was going, and then the world caught up with us.
  — Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 26 Oct. 2024
• Get ready to add to cart, and catch up on that beauty sleep.
  — Glamour, 21 Jan. 2022
• Don’t be afraid to reach out to them for a call or a cup of coffee to catch up.
  — Caitlin Pagán, Verywell Health, 10 Aug. 2023
• Want to catch up on the metaverse, just go to usatoday.com or the app and search for metaverse.
  — Mike Snider, USA TODAY, 4 Jan. 2022
• Crafton got caught up in a wreck near Sanchez during the truck race.
  — Ryan Gaydos, Fox News, 1 Oct. 2023
• Will the second rider catch up with the first in time to amend the message?
  — Erik Kain, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2025
• High prices and wages are now trying to catch up to those high prices.
  — CBS News, 31 July 2022
• But everyone seemed too caught up in the snacks and clothes to care.
  — Katie Toussaint, Charlotte Observer, 31 Jan. 2024
• To be able to have a real night’s sleep, and a few naps during the day, to catch up.
  — Chris Willman, Variety, 10 July 2025
• Size has yet to catch up to the Wakefield football team.
  — Jake Levin, BostonGlobe.com, 29 Nov. 2022
• But at some point, the truth catches up, and the answer remains the same.
  — Ismat Ara, TIME, 15 Mar. 2025
• At some point this is going to catch up to the Horned Frogs, but it's been a ton of fun to watch.
  — Ralph D. Russo, ajc, 6 Nov. 2022
• One of the men was caught up in the avalanche and carried around 150 yards before he was buried by the snow.
  — Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 26 Dec. 2024
• For a long time, I got caught up in trying to follow the right path.
  — Jenn Nelson, Forbes.com, 1 May 2025
• But Steichen was quick to point out that his team can’t get too caught up in the what-ifs.
  — James Boyd, The Athletic, 24 Dec. 2024
• But states have been slow to catch up with these new drug products.
  — Eric Berger, USA TODAY, 29 Oct. 2022
• But states have been slow to catch up with these new drug products.
  — Eric Berger, Chicago Tribune, 7 Nov. 2022
• Still, in April, Wallen’s vocal load caught up with him.
  — Melinda Newman, Billboard, 6 Dec. 2023
• He’s left in too much pain to catch up with Ronald, who makes it onto a train.
  — Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 11 July 2025
• Here’s how to catch up before the Oscars airs on March 27.
  — Angela Watercutter, Wired, 8 Feb. 2022
• In the years that followed, the band’s grandiose designs began to catch up with it.
  — Mark Richardson, WSJ, 2 May 2022
• Already, Rashad had flunked out of eighth grade and gone to summer school to catch up.
  — Emily Davies, Washington Post, 20 Jan. 2024
• Most of the schools that closed were in the Northeast and Midwest, though those in the West and South are starting to catch up.
  — Karen Kaplan Science and Medicine Editor, Los Angeles Times, 14 Jan. 2022
• Boeing asked the Air Force for more time to catch up, but was rebuffed.
  — Loren Thompson, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2021