catching up (with)

verb

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)
  1. catching
  2. chasing
  3. overtaking
Verb
  • With former teammate Jorge Posada catching him, Rivera threw 11 pitches to four batters.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 8 Aug. 2026
  • The Chinese commercial launch company Landspace is set for a second attempt at catching an orbital booster.
    — Andrew Jones, Space.com, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of catching
Verb
  • Devers led off the seventh with a single, chasing Melton in favor of Kyle Finnegan.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Brand New Day is chasing history with more records in store and $2 billion global soon within its reach.
    — Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline, 9 Aug. 2026
Definition of chasing
Verb
  • Combining their charter fleets will move them to the sixth spot, overtaking PlaneSense and closing on fifth-place flyExclusive.
    — Doug Gollan, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
  • The sleepy Silicon Valley enclave has reclaimed its title as the country’s most expensive ZIP code, overtaking Miami’s Fisher Island after home prices surged during the first half of the year.
    — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of overtaking
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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 13 Aug. 2026.

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