catch-up

Definitions

1. An act of catching up or attempting to catch up.
   countable, uncountable
2. An amount, a thing, or a receipt or repetition of information that enables one to catch up.
   countable, uncountable

Examples

“Rapid expansion of Britain's transport⟳ network during the 'railway mania' of the 19th century meant that the testing of engineering principles often played catch-up to the ambitions of progress⟳.”

“Catch-up is also available on the TV set⟳ using Digitial^([sic]) TV Services: BT Vision offers BBC, ITV, 40D and Demand⟳ 5 via the TV Replay service.”

“They have⟳ shown their staying power before and it would be daft to write⟳ them off but it must be disturbing, nonetheless, for Mourinho that his team are five points behind already and locked in a game of catch-up against the side that has just subjected them to a rare, old-fashioned beating.”

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