catch-ups

Sessions bridging gaps

Catch-ups are informal meetings to exchange news or updates, typically between people who haven't connected recently: Let's schedule a catch-up for next week, I have back-to-back catch-ups this afternoon.

Common in workplace contexts for brief check-ins between colleagues.

Also spelled catchups.

The singular catch-up can also mean the act of catching up: I need to do some catch-up on email.

professional

meetings

Organized group assemblies

syncs · one-on-ones · agendas · recaps · summaries · roundtables · touchpoints · alignment · coordination · stakeholders

social

reunions

Gatherings of separated people

reconnection · chitchat · gossip · heart-to-hearts · confabs · conversations · check-ins · visits · meetups · gatherings

nostalgia

reminiscing

Enjoyably recalling the past

reconnecting · rekindling · childhood · alumni · homecoming · sentimental · wistful · stories

news

updates

Newly provided information

highlights · developments · news · happenings · goings-on · announcements · latest · rundown · download · lowdown

Opposites
meeting formality

catch-upsboard meetings

Formal executive group discussions

appointments · conferences · summits · business reviews · presentations

temporal orientation

catch-upsplanning sessions

Meetings to organize future actions

forecasting · previews · kickoffs · briefings · advance planning

progress status

catch-upsgetting ahead

Making forward advancement

leads · advances · head starts · staying ahead · surges

Family

catch-up, catch, catches, caught, catching, catcher, catchers, catchy, catchable

Familiarity
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Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Everyday, not technical · Rated G