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
  • But this year, the city is catching a little guff over an apparent oversight.
    — Matt Reigle OutKick, FOXNews.com, 4 July 2026
  • And that job is made all the more difficult when catching for two-way superstar Shohei Ohtani, who holds himself and his teammates to very high standards.
    — Peter Chawaga, Forbes.com, 4 July 2026
Definition of catching
Verb
  • Imanaga recovered a bit after the leadoff home run, but the Cardinals lineup coaxed long at-bats and drove up his pitch count, chasing the left-hander from the game after 4 2/3 innings.
    — Andy Martinez, Chicago Tribune, 5 July 2026
  • These businesses live or die by people answering phones, booking jobs, chasing payments and calming down upset customers.
    — Dara-Abasi Ita, Forbes.com, 4 July 2026
Definition of chasing
Verb
  • Mbappé stepped up in the 70th minute and duly converted for his seventh goal of the tournament – overtaking Lionel Messi in the Golden Boot race due to his assist total.
    — Patrick Sung Cuadrado, CNN Money, 4 July 2026
  • The stock surged for several successive days following a record-breaking IPO, briefly overtaking both Amazon and Microsoft in terms of market cap and rising more than 60% on the initial share offering price of $135.
    — Kai Nicol-Schwarz, CNBC, 26 June 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 7 Jul. 2026.

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