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catch up vs arrive at

arrive at vs catch up

catch up and arrive at both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
catch up No No Yes No
arrive at No No Yes No
As verbs, arrive at is a hypernym of catch up; that is, arrive at is a word with a broader meaning than catch up:
  • catch up: reach the point where one should be after a delay
  • arrive at: reach a destination, either real or abstract
Other hypernyms of catch up include attain, gain, hit, make, reach.
catch up (verb) arrive at (verb)
learn belatedly; find out about something after it happened reach a destination, either real or abstract
reach the point where one should be after a delay
Difference between catch up and arrive at

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