catch up to

Example Sentences

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By selling its infrastructure, Meta can establish a steady revenue stream to subsidize this effort, buying the company time to catch up to its competitors.

From Barron's • Jul. 1, 2026

The AP makes such declarations by determining whether there is an opportunity for a trailing candidate to catch up to the race leader.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 27, 2026

In the video above, American and British sailors test one type of drone during NATO’s Baltic Operations military exercise, as the alliance races to catch up to the capabilities demonstrated by Ukraine and Russia.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 25, 2026

At the time, he argued that West Texas Intermediate oil at $57 a barrel couldn’t go much lower as a lack of investment would eventually catch up to the neglected commodity.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 17, 2026

I wave to say I’ll catch up to them.

From "Invisible Inkling" by Emily Jenkins