Verb meaning “compensate falling behind schedule by working more”
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Imagine one is behind schedule and then decides to work more than usual to compensate the delay, or the difference between where he is and where must be. Do you have a word or expression or phrase equivalent with the italic part?
In a hiking group, those who fall behind try and catch up with others. It looks as though catch up (with) is typically used with people, can we use it with plan, schedule, lessons etc.?
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Imagine one is behind schedule and then decides to work more than usual to compensate the delay, or the difference between where he is and where must be. Do you have a word or expression or phrase equivalent with the italic part?
In a hiking group, those who fall behind try and catch up with others. It looks as though catch up (with) is typically used with people, can we use it with plan, schedule, lessons etc.?
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burning the midnight oil and driving through the dawn, respectively.
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Imagine one is behind schedule and then decides to work more than usual to compensate the delay, or the difference between where he is and where must be. Do you have a word or expression or phrase equivalent with the italic part?
In a hiking group, those who fall behind try and catch up with others. It looks as though catch up (with) is typically used with people, can we use it with plan, schedule, lessons etc.?
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Imagine one is behind schedule and then decides to work more than usual to compensate the delay, or the difference between where he is and where must be. Do you have a word or expression or phrase equivalent with the italic part?
In a hiking group, those who fall behind try and catch up with others. It looks as though catch up (with) is typically used with people, can we use it with plan, schedule, lessons etc.?
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burning the midnight oil and driving through the dawn, respectively.
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burning the midnight oil and driving through the dawn, respectively.
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burning the midnight oil and driving through the dawn, respectively.
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burning the midnight oil and driving through the dawn, respectively.
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catch up works fine in this case as well, but with a different preposition: on instead of with. See e.g. the examples given by The Free Dictionary:
- To do a task that one has neglected.
- If you haven't done any biology homework in weeks, you better spend this weekend catching up on it—it's due on Tuesday!
- I'm trying to catch up on work after being out sick, but my inbox alone might take all day!
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Yes, "to catch up" means "to make up a difference." Although the verb is based on the verb "to catch," which primarily has a physical sense, and although "to catch up" in the sense of pulling even after having been physically behind is a meaning in common use, "to catch up" is also commonly used in a more figurative sense.
"Your daughter is behind due to her having been ill and missed so many classes, but I am confident that she can catch up if she does some extra work" is a perfectly good sentence in American English.
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... to work more than usual ...
We will have to work overtime to meet the deadline.
We will have to put in some long hours to meet the deadline.
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These are good examples of phrases for doing extra work, but they only gain the part about compensating for falling behind by way of the inclusion of "to meet the deadline". You may (or may not!) want to draw attention to that.
– Darael
3 hours ago
@Darael: I have drawn attention to it by quoting the relevant phrase. And working overtime is never just for the fun of it. There's always a justification for it involving some kind of deadline. I think these phrase fit OP's scenario quite well.
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Less succinct than catch up is make up for lost time. From Dictionary.com:
Also, make up ground . Hurry to compensate for wasted time, as in They married late but hoped to make up for lost time , or We're behind in the schedule, and we'll just have to make up ground as best we can . The first term was first recorded in 1774; the variant dates from the late 1800s.
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catch up works fine in this case as well, but with a different preposition: on instead of with. See e.g. the examples given by The Free Dictionary:
- To do a task that one has neglected.
- If you haven't done any biology homework in weeks, you better spend this weekend catching up on it—it's due on Tuesday!
- I'm trying to catch up on work after being out sick, but my inbox alone might take all day!
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catch up works fine in this case as well, but with a different preposition: on instead of with. See e.g. the examples given by The Free Dictionary:
- To do a task that one has neglected.
- If you haven't done any biology homework in weeks, you better spend this weekend catching up on it—it's due on Tuesday!
- I'm trying to catch up on work after being out sick, but my inbox alone might take all day!
answered 7 hours ago
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catch up works fine in this case as well, but with a different preposition: on instead of with. See e.g. the examples given by The Free Dictionary:
- To do a task that one has neglected.
- If you haven't done any biology homework in weeks, you better spend this weekend catching up on it—it's due on Tuesday!
- I'm trying to catch up on work after being out sick, but my inbox alone might take all day!
answered 7 hours ago
Glorfindel
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catch up works fine in this case as well, but with a different preposition: on instead of with. See e.g. the examples given by The Free Dictionary:
- To do a task that one has neglected.
- If you haven't done any biology homework in weeks, you better spend this weekend catching up on it—it's due on Tuesday!
- I'm trying to catch up on work after being out sick, but my inbox alone might take all day!
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Yes, "to catch up" means "to make up a difference." Although the verb is based on the verb "to catch," which primarily has a physical sense, and although "to catch up" in the sense of pulling even after having been physically behind is a meaning in common use, "to catch up" is also commonly used in a more figurative sense.
"Your daughter is behind due to her having been ill and missed so many classes, but I am confident that she can catch up if she does some extra work" is a perfectly good sentence in American English.
answered 7 hours ago
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Yes, "to catch up" means "to make up a difference." Although the verb is based on the verb "to catch," which primarily has a physical sense, and although "to catch up" in the sense of pulling even after having been physically behind is a meaning in common use, "to catch up" is also commonly used in a more figurative sense.
"Your daughter is behind due to her having been ill and missed so many classes, but I am confident that she can catch up if she does some extra work" is a perfectly good sentence in American English.
answered 7 hours ago
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Yes, "to catch up" means "to make up a difference." Although the verb is based on the verb "to catch," which primarily has a physical sense, and although "to catch up" in the sense of pulling even after having been physically behind is a meaning in common use, "to catch up" is also commonly used in a more figurative sense.
"Your daughter is behind due to her having been ill and missed so many classes, but I am confident that she can catch up if she does some extra work" is a perfectly good sentence in American English.
answered 7 hours ago
Jeff Morrow
8,8771023
Yes, "to catch up" means "to make up a difference." Although the verb is based on the verb "to catch," which primarily has a physical sense, and although "to catch up" in the sense of pulling even after having been physically behind is a meaning in common use, "to catch up" is also commonly used in a more figurative sense.
"Your daughter is behind due to her having been ill and missed so many classes, but I am confident that she can catch up if she does some extra work" is a perfectly good sentence in American English.
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... to work more than usual ...
We will have to work overtime to meet the deadline.
We will have to put in some long hours to meet the deadline.
answered 3 hours ago
Tᴚoɯɐuo
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These are good examples of phrases for doing extra work, but they only gain the part about compensating for falling behind by way of the inclusion of "to meet the deadline". You may (or may not!) want to draw attention to that.
– Darael
3 hours ago
@Darael: I have drawn attention to it by quoting the relevant phrase. And working overtime is never just for the fun of it. There's always a justification for it involving some kind of deadline. I think these phrase fit OP's scenario quite well.
– Tᴚoɯɐuo
3 hours ago
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up vote
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... to work more than usual ...
We will have to work overtime to meet the deadline.
We will have to put in some long hours to meet the deadline.
answered 3 hours ago
Tᴚoɯɐuo
106k679171
These are good examples of phrases for doing extra work, but they only gain the part about compensating for falling behind by way of the inclusion of "to meet the deadline". You may (or may not!) want to draw attention to that.
– Darael
3 hours ago
@Darael: I have drawn attention to it by quoting the relevant phrase. And working overtime is never just for the fun of it. There's always a justification for it involving some kind of deadline. I think these phrase fit OP's scenario quite well.
– Tᴚoɯɐuo
3 hours ago
add a comment |
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... to work more than usual ...
We will have to work overtime to meet the deadline.
We will have to put in some long hours to meet the deadline.
answered 3 hours ago
Tᴚoɯɐuo
106k679171
... to work more than usual ...
We will have to work overtime to meet the deadline.
We will have to put in some long hours to meet the deadline.
answered 3 hours ago
Tᴚoɯɐuo
106k679171
answered 3 hours ago
Tᴚoɯɐuo
106k679171
answered 3 hours ago
Tᴚoɯɐuo
106k679171
answered 3 hours ago
Tᴚoɯɐuo
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106k679171
These are good examples of phrases for doing extra work, but they only gain the part about compensating for falling behind by way of the inclusion of "to meet the deadline". You may (or may not!) want to draw attention to that.
– Darael
3 hours ago
@Darael: I have drawn attention to it by quoting the relevant phrase. And working overtime is never just for the fun of it. There's always a justification for it involving some kind of deadline. I think these phrase fit OP's scenario quite well.
– Tᴚoɯɐuo
3 hours ago
add a comment |
These are good examples of phrases for doing extra work, but they only gain the part about compensating for falling behind by way of the inclusion of "to meet the deadline". You may (or may not!) want to draw attention to that.
– Darael
3 hours ago
@Darael: I have drawn attention to it by quoting the relevant phrase. And working overtime is never just for the fun of it. There's always a justification for it involving some kind of deadline. I think these phrase fit OP's scenario quite well.
– Tᴚoɯɐuo
3 hours ago
These are good examples of phrases for doing extra work, but they only gain the part about compensating for falling behind by way of the inclusion of "to meet the deadline". You may (or may not!) want to draw attention to that.
– Darael
3 hours ago
These are good examples of phrases for doing extra work, but they only gain the part about compensating for falling behind by way of the inclusion of "to meet the deadline". You may (or may not!) want to draw attention to that.
– Darael
3 hours ago
@Darael: I have drawn attention to it by quoting the relevant phrase. And working overtime is never just for the fun of it. There's always a justification for it involving some kind of deadline. I think these phrase fit OP's scenario quite well.
– Tᴚoɯɐuo
3 hours ago
@Darael: I have drawn attention to it by quoting the relevant phrase. And working overtime is never just for the fun of it. There's always a justification for it involving some kind of deadline. I think these phrase fit OP's scenario quite well.
– Tᴚoɯɐuo
3 hours ago
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Less succinct than catch up is make up for lost time. From Dictionary.com:
Also, make up ground . Hurry to compensate for wasted time, as in They married late but hoped to make up for lost time , or We're behind in the schedule, and we'll just have to make up ground as best we can . The first term was first recorded in 1774; the variant dates from the late 1800s.
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Less succinct than catch up is make up for lost time. From Dictionary.com:
Also, make up ground . Hurry to compensate for wasted time, as in They married late but hoped to make up for lost time , or We're behind in the schedule, and we'll just have to make up ground as best we can . The first term was first recorded in 1774; the variant dates from the late 1800s.
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Less succinct than catch up is make up for lost time. From Dictionary.com:
Also, make up ground . Hurry to compensate for wasted time, as in They married late but hoped to make up for lost time , or We're behind in the schedule, and we'll just have to make up ground as best we can . The first term was first recorded in 1774; the variant dates from the late 1800s.
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Less succinct than catch up is make up for lost time. From Dictionary.com:
Also, make up ground . Hurry to compensate for wasted time, as in They married late but hoped to make up for lost time , or We're behind in the schedule, and we'll just have to make up ground as best we can . The first term was first recorded in 1774; the variant dates from the late 1800s.
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burning the midnight oil and driving through the dawn, respectively.
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