Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

play catch-up

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.79 in modern English

Syllables: play -catch-up
IPA

25

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

In a losing scenario, to take risks in an attempt to regain the lead.

verb

to attend to work that was left undone or that has accumulated after a break or vacation.

Example Sentences

""We're now having to play catch-up," says the Mayor. "What are we now, five years on from the original announcement? It's probably going to take us another six months to present a business case to government to allow us to make the platform improvements and make sure the knock-on effects to the wider network are taken into account because that has to be costed as well.""

Inflected Forms

plays catch-up (present, singular) playing catch-up (participle, present) played catch-up (participle, past) played catch-up (past)

Phrases

play the percentages

Frequently Paired Words

play the percentages

Questions

What does play catch-up mean?: In a losing scenario, to take risks in an attempt to regain the lead.

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