English phrasal verb

catch up

To reach the same level as someone or something.

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Or you got caught up in the DC party life.

Because we are so caught up in a day-to-day thing, you know?

And by your five or six, it doesn't matter what kind of work they do in the summer, they're never gonna catch up.

The fate of entire communities, economies, countries is caught up in that glass of water, something the rest of us get to take for granted.

But the courts and society finally caught up and recognized our claims.

It is the cultural code of our country that is catching up with our capabilities.

So you sort of get caught up in that whole, spirit.

Reading is an essential competency, and once a student falls far behind, it's difficult to catch up.