catch
verb (used with object)
to seize or capture, especially after pursuit: to catch a runaway horse.
are catching
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present progressiveof catch.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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But it faces three threats: rivals that are catching up, prices that are collapsing, and bills that keep climbing.
From Barron's ● Oct. 28, 2026
Even Elon Musk says Chinese memory-chip makers are catching up.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026
But there are signs that not all of those products are catching on.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 1, 2026
Off the Southern California coast, fishermen are catching dorado and yellowfin much earlier than usual.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 29, 2026
My injuries are catching up to me now.
From "Legend" by Marie Lu
