catch up to

VERB

reach

Synonyms

STRONGEST

arrive attain come come to enter hit make show sign in

STRONG

land overtake

WEAK

check in clock in gain on get as far as get in get to hit town make it make the scene ring in roll in show up turn up wind up at

Antonyms

STRONGEST

abandon deny depart fail go leave lose refuse stop veto

WEAK

miss

Example Sentences

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Which is the opposite of how young acts get seen today, where they have a hit song but have to catch up to get good live.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 30, 2026

Even if the bold promises catch up to the Carney government, the prime minister still has the gift of time on his side, Variyan noted.

From BBC • Apr. 26, 2026

The greening is “beginning to catch up to them,” Bryant said.

From Slate • Apr. 20, 2026

The screen will catch up to the ship.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 16, 2026

She went along asking and following the road she had been shown, thinking that she still had time to catch up to them.

From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez

catch up to

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