Phrasal Verbs

catch up (1)

This page is about the phrasal verb catch up (1)

Meaning

If you catch up with someone who is ahead of you, you go faster than them until you reach them.

For example

  • catch up Salma got behind her classmates because she was sick for a month, but she did extra work after school and she soon caught up.

  • catch up with sb Mark was still about three metres behind, so he swam as fast as he could to catch up with the leader.

  • catch sb/sth up If they left half an hour before us, we can't possibly catch them up. They'll be too far ahead.

Quick Quiz

If you want to catch up with a car that's ahead of you, you'll have to

a. speed up

b. pull up

c. slow down
a) speed up b) pull up c) slow down
catch up (1)

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