caught the bus
Reached transit ontime
Caught the bus means succeeded in boarding a bus before it departed: I ran and just barely caught the bus.
The phrase extends to any scheduled transport—trains, flights, ferries.
To catch implies arriving in time; missing is the opposite.
Figuratively, catching the bus can mean seizing an opportunity before it passes.
- busloadVehicle's full passenger count
- busLarge passenger vehicle
- catchSeize or snag
- just in timeAt the last moment
- made itAchieved success or survival
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