catching up (with)

present participle of catch up (with)
as in catching
to move fast enough to get even with I walked faster to catch up with my friends

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for catching up (with)
Verb
  • Now, the Bears are close to catching back up, as the score is 27-24 at the time of this writing.
    James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Sep. 2025
  • But despite catching all of that on TV, a lot of the fun was happening in the audience and backstage, away from the cameras.
    Stephanie Sengwe, PEOPLE, 8 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Ecuador are a couple of points behind Brazil and sit in the middle of the chasing pack, but that is not the whole story.
    Jack Lang, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Rather than chasing every trend or asset class, invest where your heritage, relationships, and insight give you natural advantage.
    Francois Botha, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • But this season the Padres appeared to have their best shot at overtaking their Southern California rivals, even surging into first place for three days in August, twice.
    Jon Vankin, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Aug. 2025
  • The Category 5 storm struck the Gulf Coast, overtaking New Orleans’ insufficient levees and floodwalls, leaving residents submerged in water for weeks.
    Avalon Hester, People.com, 28 Aug. 2025
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“Catching up (with).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/catching%20up%20%28with%29. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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