Definition for catch-up - Oxford Dictionaries Online (World English)

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	catch-up (catch-up) (also catchup) noun informal an act of catching someone up in a particular activity. Phrases play catch-up 1fall behind continually with work or financial matters: I’m always playing catch-up with my homework 2North American try to equal a competitor in a sport or game: we tried to play catch-up in the final period		Search results in the dictionary catch up in catch catch someone up in catch catch something up in catch catch up with in catch More results » Nearby Words catbird catboat catcall catch catch crop catch points catch-22 catch-all catch-as-catch-can catch-up catcher catchfly catching catchlight catchline catchment catchment area catchpenny catchphrase