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arrive at vs catch up

catch up vs arrive at

arrive at and catch up both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
arrive at No No Yes No
catch up No No Yes No
As verbs, catch up is a hyponym of arrive at; that is, catch up is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than arrive at:
  • arrive at: reach a destination, either real or abstract
  • catch up: reach the point where one should be after a delay
arrive at (verb) catch up (verb)
reach a destination, either real or abstract learn belatedly; find out about something after it happened
reach the point where one should be after a delay
Difference between arrive at and catch up

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