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The definition of catch up is the actions completed to get back on schedule.

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An example of catch up is scheduling three meetings back to back after a vacation.

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See catch-up in Webster's New World College Dictionary

adjective

of or having to do with catching up

See catch-up in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

An approach or strategy intended to overcome a disadvantage or lead: The competition will be playing catch-up for the rest of the season.
An increase intended to bring an amount or rate up to a standard: “the statutory catch-up of Social Security benefits with the cost of living” (Nation).

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catchˈ-upˌ adjective

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