catch up to

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The plan, up to €75 billion, would be SoftBank’s largest AI infrastructure investment in Europe, which is trying to catch up to AI data center spending in the U.S. and China.

From Barron's • May 31, 2026

Aviation remains one area where China has yet to catch up to the U.S. technologically.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 17, 2026

Within a minute, the Vulins and another man catch up to the group and shout at them to leave West Hollywood.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026

Both projects appear to be playing catch up to Starlink, the Elon Musk-owned company that already has several thousand operating satellites in orbit offering connectivity to consumers.

From BBC • Apr. 20, 2026

John nearly pulled us both off, but we had a lot of ground to cover to catch up to Horace Danver before he cut the fence.

From "Worth" by A. LaFaye