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Meaning of catch (someone) up in English

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Examples of catch (someone) up

catch (someone) up
Coverage and vaccine efficacy influences the number of cases at equilibrium whereas catch-up programmes do not.
Younger children in particular had significant catch-up growth, which was less notable in older children.
Patients with vestibular loss require several quick catch-up saccades to maintain fixation (to one side with unilateral lesions and to both sides with bilateral lesions).
When a new vaccination schedule with a dose at 11 months with catch-up campaign is introduced, all 11- 14-month-old children are vaccinated.
The differential income levels across income-status groups over a variety of characteristics were first widened but began to converge in a catch-up phase of growth.
For older children of school age there is no clear evidence of continued catch-up.
Developmental catch-up, and deficit, following adoption after severe global early privation.
Developmental catch-up, and deficit, following adaptation after severe global early deprivation.
Developmental catch-up, and delay, following adoption after severe global early privation.
This would indicate that any growth effects in the fetus are transient and are accompanied by a 'catch-up' phase in the post-natal period.
The spectacular catch-up found indicated that it was.
Longitudinal change in parenting associated with developmental delay and catch-up.
The finding on head circumference shows index cases have complete catch-up with their sibs.
At 0-75 years of age, the hospital sisters started supervising feeding and the twins showed 'catch-up' growth.
Given orphanage children's malnutrition and small size, such overeating probably represents their bodies' natural catch-up mechanism.
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Translations of catch (someone) up

in Chinese (Traditional)
趕上…, 達到同樣水準, 達到同樣品質(或水準)…
in Chinese (Simplified)
赶上…, 达到同样水平, 达到同样质量(或水平)…
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गाठणे, दुसऱ्याच्या गुणवत्ता वा दर्जापर्यंत पोहोचणे, बरोबरी करणे…
మీ ముందున్న వారిని, వారి కంటె వేగంగా వెళ్లి చేరుకొను, ఎవరైనా లేక మరొకటి అదే నాణ్యత లేక ప్రమాణాన్ని చేరుకోవడం…
அவர்களை விட வேகமாகச் செல்வதன் மூலம் உங்களுக்கு முன்னால் ஒருவரை அடைய, யாரோ ஒருவர் அல்லது வேறு ஏதாவது அதே தரம் அல்லது தரத்தை அடைய, முன்பு செய்ய உங்களுக்கு நேரம் இல்லாத ஒன்றைச் செய்ய…
तेज़ दौड़ कर खुद से आगे किसी व्यक्ति तक पहुँचना, किसी दूसरे के समान गुणवत्ता या मानक तक पहुँचना या सीखना, कुछ ऐसा करना जिसे करने के लिए पहले आपके पास वक्त नहीं था…
পেছন থেকে ধরে ফেলা, সমকক্ষ হওয়া, নাগাল পাওয়া…
આગળ વધવું કોઈને પકડો, સાથે થવું, બરોબરી કરવી…
کسی تک پہنچنے کے لئے تیزی سے آگے بڑھنا, اس میعار تک پہنچنا, باقی کام کوپورا کرنا…
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