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Catch-up

//ˈkæt͡ʃ.ʌp// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    An act of catching up or attempting to catch up. countable, uncountable

    "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."

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

    "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."

Etymology

Deverbal from catch up.

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