to catch up on something meaning?

Question

What's the meaning of "to catch up on something" idiom? Please give me some examples!

Answer 1

 

Idiom Conjugations:

 

Answer 2

Gerund Form of the Idiom:

Catching up on the news can help you to be a well informed person.
 

Answer 3

Idiom Usage:

There are many uses for the idiom "catch up".
For all the variations available on this site (to date), please consult the alphabetical list - C Idioms   
 
You can:

catch up on:

• your studies
• the news
• your work
• watching your favorite TV program

• and almost any activity or process that you have not had the chance to do

Answer 4

Idiom Scenario 2:

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I have been out on a wilderness adventure all week.  There were no radios or cellphones or televisions or any contact with civilization.  Now that I have returned home, ...

I need to catch up on the news.

Answer 5

Idiom Scenario 1:

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You have been working very hard lately.  You have been spending ten to twelve hours a day at work, six days a week.  When you are not at work, you are busy doing all your personal chores.  You fall, exhausted, into bed late every night.  As a result, you have not had the opportunity to study English idioms.

Do you need to catch up on your studies?

Answer 6

Idiom Definition:

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"to catch up on something" - (information-work-news)

to do something in order to become current with something that you have not had the time or opportunity to do
 

Synonyms: chat, current, discover, gossip, learn, news, review, talk
 
 

 

This baseball player is literally catching up. - - - - ->