have to play catch up

Example Sentences

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Wennberg doesn’t have to play catch up too long, playing between the linemates he began camp with.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 30, 2021

I’m “on” from the moment the kids wake up until they go to bed, then I have to play catch up.

From Slate • Oct. 12, 2020

It is true that China has dominated investment on the continent for the past two decades, and that the UK, like the US, will have to play catch up.

From BBC • Jul. 25, 2019

I have to play catch up and I have to learn how to function day-to-day in the female population.

From Time • Oct. 26, 2015