Definition of catch-up

catch-upnoun

bắt kịp

/ˈkætʃ ʌp//ˈkætʃ ʌp/

namespace

the act of trying to reach the same level or standard as somebody who is ahead of you

Example:
  • It was a month of catch-up for them.

an occasion when two or more people meet to discuss what has happened since the last time they met

Example:
  • We must get together for a catch-up.
  • I have a catch-up meeting with my manager at two.

a service that allows you to watch television programmes on a computer or a special television after the time when they were originally broadcast

Example:
  • catch-up TV

Idioms

play catch-up
to try to equal somebody that you are competing against in a sport or game or in business
  • After our bad start to the season we were always playing catch-up.
  • When it comes to digital technology, we're always playing catch-up with Japan.