Do something that should have been done earlier
Meanings
- Do something that should have been done earlier (inseparable, International English)
- Meet someone after a period of time and find out what they have been doing (inseparable, International English)
- When something negative starts to have an effect (inseparable, International English)
- Punish someone after they have been doing something wrong for a long time (inseparable, International English)
- Learn something new that many people already understand (inseparable, International English)
Examples
- I'm going home to CATCH UP WITH my sleep.
- I CAUGHT UP WITH her at the conference.
- His criminal behaviour is starting to CATCH UP WITH him.
- The tax authorities CAUGHT UP WITH me for not submitting my tax returns.
- My mother's trying to CATCH UP WITH computers.