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catch up
verb as in approach
Weak matches
be comparable to, be like, belly up to, close in, come at, come close, compare with, correspond to, creep up, draw near, gain on, go toward, loom up, move in on, move toward, take after, verge upon
verb as in embrangle
verb as in grip
verb as in mesmerize
verb as in recover
Strongest matches
get back, reclaim, recoup, regain, repair, rescue, restore, resume, retrieve, salvage
Strong matches
balance, compensate, offset, recapture, recruit, redeem, rediscover, repossess, retake
Weak matches
bring back, make good, obtain again, reacquire, reoccupy, replevin, replevy, take back, win back
Example Sentences
For the next two decades, AMD was consistently playing catch-up to Intel, another spawn of Fairchild that created the microprocessors that were used in most personal computers starting in the 1980s.
“Silver has a tradition of following gold prices higher in the first stages, lagging behind then playing catch-up and overtaking gold’s rise,” then “rising faster and more spectacularly,” said Peter Spina, founder and president of investor websites GoldSeek.com and SilverSeek.com.
Those 50 and older can kick-in an extra $7,500 in catch-up contributions, an allowance that rises to $11,250 for people 60 to 63.
That created a “catch-up that has largely played out in 2025,” said Ryan McIntyre, senior portfolio manager at Sprott Asset Management.
Eugene Hopper said that after joining the military to pay for college, living off the GI Bill and delivering pizzas, he felt like he was always playing catch-up.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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