catchup
Americannoun
noun
Example Sentences
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Like the talk we’d have would really be as simple as a catchup.
From Literature
They have high incomes and valuable practices but start their professional lives playing catchup, a challenge for the money managers chasing after them.
The Nikkei average rose 3.37 percent or 1,751.20 points to 53,691.09 in early trade, as the index also played catchup after a Japanese national holiday and US shares advanced overnight.
From Barron's
Ossola said that in some ways, Californians who want to improve their children’s schoolyards are playing catchup even with community will and funding sources in place.
From Los Angeles Times
Your morning catchup: Immigration raids, another small plane crash in San Diego and more big stories.
From Los Angeles Times
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