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View definitions for have to play catch up

have to play catch up

adverb as in behind

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Example Sentences

Wennberg doesn’t have to play catch up too long, playing between the linemates he began camp with.

“Republicans have to play catch up, and they can certainly do that,” he said.

I’m “on” from the moment the kids wake up until they go to bed, then I have to play catch up.

From Slate

It is true that China has dominated investment on the continent for the past two decades, and that the UK, like the US, will have to play catch up.

From BBC

Once you start well, it’s always a positive for the team You don’t have to play catch up.”

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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