Learn English – Verb meaning “compensate for falling behind schedule by working more”

vocabularyword-request

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.?

Best Answer

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:

  1. 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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