catching up
Reaching the pack
Catching up covers the idea of reaching the same level or position as someone or something ahead.
If you've fallen behind in a race, in your studies, or in the news, you catch up by closing that gap.
The phrase also names a social activity: when old friends meet for coffee, they're catching up—sharing what's happened since they last talked.
I spent the weekend catching up on sleep.
Let's grab lunch and catch up.
Gathering after separation
- rekindleRenew something dormant
- friendshipBond of mutual affection
- correspondenceExchanged written communication
- bondingForming close connections
reminisce · nostalgia · reacquaint · renew · socialize · long time no see · old friends · news
Rate velocity changes
- speedRate of motion
- momentumProduct of mass, velocity
- sprintBrief maximum-speed effort
- dashQuick burst or pinch
surge · quickening · gaining ground · overtaking · pursuit · chasing · trailing · behind
reunion
Gathering after separation
- rekindleRenew something dormant
- friendshipBond of mutual affection
- correspondenceExchanged written communication
bonding · reminisce · nostalgia · reacquaint · renew · socialize · long time no see · old friends · news · updates
acceleration
Rate velocity changes
dash · surge · quickening · gaining ground · overtaking · pursuit · chasing · trailing · behind · lagging
- social interactionshello, goodbye, talk, nod, chat
- ways to communicatechat, announcement, gossip, broadcast, small talk
- chitchatsmall talk, banter, chitchat, chatter, chat
- conversationschat, talk, discussion, discuss, chatter
- family reunionrelatives, cousins, aunts, uncles, grandparents
- talkchat, chatter, chitchat, gab, jabber
catching upfalling behind
losing ground · slipping back · dropping back · lagging · trailing
catching upgetting behind
Supporting or falling late
losing track · missing out · tuning out · disconnecting · neglecting
catching uplosing touch
Gradual disconnection from someone
drifting apart · disconnecting · avoiding · isolating · withdrawing
catch, catching, caught, catches, catch up, catcher, caught up, catchers, catchment