Definition

Verb: - To catch up (with/to): To reach someone or something that is ahead of you by moving faster, often after starting later or from behind. - To catch: To reach and draw level with a moving person, vehicle, or target. - To keep up with / To match pace with: To reach a level of progress, development, or standard that was previously more advanced.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Tôi chạy thật nhanh nhưng không thể đuổi kịp anh ấy. (I ran very fast but could not catch up with him.)
  • Chúng tôi cố gắng đuổi kịp chuyến tàu cuối cùng. (We tried to catch the last train.)
  • Công nghệ của nước ta đang dần đuổi kịp các nước láng giềng. (Our country's technology is gradually catching up with neighboring countries.)

Advanced Usage

• Used to describe achieving parity in non-physical contexts like economics, technology, or academic performance.
  • Mục tiêu là đuổi kịp với tiêu chuẩn quốc tế. (The goal is to catch up to international standards.)

Variants and Related Words

• Đuổi theo (v): To chase after, to pursue.

  • Cảnh sát đuổi theo tên trộm. (The police chased after the thief.)

• Bắt kịp (v): A close synonym meaning to catch up.

  • Cô ấy học thêm để bắt kịp bài vở. (She took extra lessons to catch up on her studies.)

Synonyms

• Catch up: To reach someone or something ahead.
• Reach: To arrive at a level or point.
• Overtake: To catch up with and pass (implies going ahead).

Related Idioms

• Đuổi kịp thời đại: To keep up with the times.
  • Doanh nghiệp phải đổi mới để đuổi kịp thời đại. (The business must innovate to keep up with the times.)

verb

1. catch; to come up with