CATCHING UP (WITH) Synonyms: 10 Similar and Opposite Words

catching up (with)

verb

present participle of catch up (with)

as in catching

to move fast enough to get even with I walked faster to catch up with my friends

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falling short

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The Braves have Drake Baldwin and Sean Murphy atop their catching depth chart, but a brutal injury setback involving veteran backstop Sandy Leon has now forced the organization to seek out another experienced option.

— Peter Chawaga, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026
But there’s also a similar pathology and high that comes from going deep undercover for the animal cops and eventually catching their prize, which might be Anson Wong, Michael Van Nostrand or Tommy Crutchfield.

— Katie Campione, Deadline, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of catching

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More usual suspects crop up throughout the ‘security goal’ list, with the ability to be in the right place at the right time often important as games become more stretched when a losing team starts chasing a game.

— Art de Roché, New York Times, 23 Aug. 2026
The investigation The Rochester Police Department launched an investigation into Snookie’s killing that would span years, chasing lead after lead.

— Annalise Peterson, NBC news, 23 Aug. 2026

Definition of chasing

Verb

While Anthropic looks to be overtaking OpenAI at the moment, OpenAI is still solidly stitched into the fabric of the AI buildout, and analysts don’t think the company is going anywhere.

— Tobias Burns, CNBC, 19 Aug. 2026
Burger King has reclaimed its place as America’s second-largest burger chain, overtaking Wendy’s and trailing only McDonald’s in sales.

— Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 18 Aug. 2026

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