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catch–up
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
catch–up
(noun)
catch–up
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kætʃˌʌp/
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ˈ
kɛtʃˌʌp/
noun
catch–up
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ˈ
kætʃˌʌp/
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ˈ
kɛtʃˌʌp/
noun
Britannica Dictionary definition of CATCH–UP
play catch-up
:
to try to reach the same position, score, etc., as a competitor after you have fallen behind
The team fell behind in the second inning and has had to
play catch-up
ever since.
The company has been trying to
play
a difficult game of
catch-up
ever since its competitor introduced the new product.
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