catchup
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Other definitions for catch-up (2 of 2)
an effort to reach or pass a norm, especially after a period of delay: After the slowdown there was a catch-up in production.
an effort to catch up with or surpass a competitor, as in a sports contest.
an instance of catching up.
intended to keep up with or surpass a norm or competitor: a catch-up pay raise to offset inflation.
Origin of catch-up
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How to use catchup in a sentence
Having ceded a head start to TikTok, YouTube now seems determined to play catchup.
YouTube wants to take on TikTok and put its Shorts videos on your TV | Chris Stokel-Walker | November 7, 2022 | MIT Technology ReviewCall it a social commerce arms race as social media platforms like Instagram, Snap and Pinterest look to garner a bigger share of ad dollars, playing catchup as more people shop online.
Why Snap is leveraging augmented reality technology to get a leg up in the social commerce arms race | Kimeko McCoy | October 4, 2021 | DigidayRather than trying to play catchup, help build that ecosystem.
The exit effect: 4 ways IPOs and acquisitions drive positive change across the global ecosystem | Annie Siebert | May 29, 2021 | TechCrunchChina’s control on news reaches into every corner of the internet, and regulations are always playing catchup with the pace at which new media, such as microblogs and live streaming, flourishes.
New rule reins in China’s flourishing self-publishing space | Rita Liao | February 1, 2021 | TechCrunchA conversation with Mary Higgins Clark seems like a catchup with an absent aunt, or a proverbial long lost friend.
Mary Higgins Clark Interview About New Book, I'll Walk Alone | Sandra McElwaine | April 29, 2011 | THE DAILY BEAST
Experimenting along another line, I found that I could make catchup, as delicious as that of tomatoes, of gooseberries.
Letters of a Woman Homesteader | Elinore Pruitt StewartStrain the gravy when it has boiled long enough, and flavour it with catchup.
Directions for Cookery, in its Various Branches | Eliza LeslieSeason it with cayenne, salt, and mushroom catchup, and add bits of butter.
Directions for Cookery, in its Various Branches | Eliza LeslieIf making a rich soup that requires wine or catchup, let it be added the last thing, just before the soup is taken from the fire.
Miss Leslie's New Cookery Book | Eliza LeslieTwo or three large spoonfuls of mushroom, or tomato catchup, are improvements to all hashes.
Miss Leslie's New Cookery Book | Eliza Leslie
British Dictionary definitions for catchup (1 of 2)
/ (ˈkætʃəp, ˈkɛtʃ-) /
a variant spelling (esp US) of ketchup
British Dictionary definitions for catch up (2 of 2)
(tr) to seize and take up (something) quickly
(when intr, often foll by with) to reach or pass (someone or something), after following: he soon caught him up
(intr; usually foll by on or with) to make up for lost ground or deal with a backlog (in some specified task or activity)
(tr; often passive) to absorb or involve: she was caught up in her reading
(tr) to raise by or as if by fastening: the hem of her dress was caught up with ribbons
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Other Idioms and Phrases with catchup
Suddenly snatch or lift up, as in The wind caught up the kite and sent it high above the trees. [First half of 1300s]
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