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catch up

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: catch up

1
 v
learn belatedly; find out about something after it happened
2
 v
reach the point where one should be after a delay
FULL DEFINITIONS OF: catch up
1

v learn belatedly; find out about something after it happened

“I'm trying to catch up with the latest developments in molecular biology”
Type of:
acquire, larn, learn
gain knowledge or skills
2

v reach the point where one should be after a delay

“I caught up on my homework”
Types:
come back
even the score, in sports
Type of:
arrive at, attain, gain, hit, make, reach
reach a destination, either real or abstract
Launch
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