catch up sometime

Meanings

1. 1phrasefixed phraseinformal

   Used to suggest meeting or talking with someone soon to share news and spend time together.

   Grammar: Often used as a standalone suggestion or after 'let's' or 'we should'.

   Patterns

   • let's catch up sometime
   • we should catch up sometime
   • catch up sometime soon

   It was great seeing you—let's catch up sometime.

   We should catch up sometime next week.

   She messaged me to say we should catch up sometime.

2. 2phraseidiom

   To reach the same level or standard as others after being behind, at an unspecified future time.

   Grammar: Used with 'with' if mentioning the person or group: 'catch up with the class sometime'.

   Patterns

   • catch up with someone sometime
   • catch up on something sometime

   He missed a lot of school and needs to catch up sometime.

   I have to catch up on my reading sometime this weekend.

Common combinations

let's catch up sometime

Let's catch up sometime when you're free.

we should catch up sometime

We should catch up sometime and hear all your news.

catch up sometime soon

I hope we can catch up sometime soon.

catch up with you sometime

I'll catch up with you sometime next month.

Synonyms and how they differ

meet up sometime

Similar but focuses on meeting in person, while 'catch up' emphasizes sharing news.

get together sometime

More general and can mean any social meeting, not necessarily to exchange news.

Commonly confused: catch up sometime or catch up on?

Practice

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