Definitions for catch-up

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Spelling: [kach-uhp]

IPA: /ˈkætʃˌʌp/

Catch-Up is a 8 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 12 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 13 points.

You can make 109 anagrams from letters in catch-up (-acchptu).

Definitions for catch-up

noun

1. an effort to reach or pass a norm, especially after a period of delay:
2. an effort to catch up with or surpass a competitor, as in a sports contest.
3. an instance of catching up.

Idioms

1. play catch-up, Informal. to make a special effort to overcome a late start, a liability, or the advantage a competitor has:

adjective

1. intended to keep up with or surpass a norm or competitor:

Origin of catch-up

1835-45, Americanism; noun, adj. use of verb phrase catch up

Examples for catch-up

Mrs. Reed was finishing a block of patchwork, catch-up work, when she had to wait two minutes.

His catch-up attempt was unsuccessful—he was never able to free himself of the Republican party straight-jacket.

I talked about the end of European catch-up on US productivity levels.

While the U.S. is an important cyber warfare partner with Israel, it has a lot of catch-up to do to remain competitive.

But though they played the rest of the game in catch-up mode, their machine had been programmed to win all along.

His tumor had spread, and the next six years became a painful game of catch-up, one that he ultimately failed.