catching up is not in our dictionary (yet). Here's what it could mean:
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phrasal verb
- To reach the same point or level as another person or group after being behind.
- To learn about recent events, especially by talking with someone you have not seen for a while.
Example Sentences
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Granola is enabled for all formally scheduled internal meetings, and when employees are casually catching up at one another’s desks, they often turn it on then, too.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026
Hannah Oh, who arrived in 2019, says she'd imagined spending much of her time catching up on the music and dramas she had once watched in secret.
From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026
Thesaurus
Possible Synonyms
- closing the gap
- reconnecting
- getting current
- drawing level
- getting the download
Possible Antonyms
Words in our thesaurus
other words
- being out of the loop
- drifting apart
- pulling away
- widening the gap
- staying in the dark
