catch up
Example Sentences
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Sodium-ion batteries are not new, as they were first developed in 1980s, but have been slower to catch up, according to the International Energy Agency.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026
He wrote: “smh, promising things we can’t do is going to catch up with us one day.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026
For now, counties like Hood remain stuck in purgatory, watching rapid development overwhelm their communities while waiting for state policy to catch up.
From Salon • Jun. 6, 2026
Then again, there are times when Misiorowski doesn’t need anything else besides his trustiest weapon: a fastball so good that even big-leaguers usually can’t catch up.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026
She slowed her fast walking just a bit to let me catch up, and together we admired the redbrick buildings with their cheery white shutters and the bumpy cobblestone roads.
From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan
