catch up with vs overtake

catch up with and overtake both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
catch up with	No	No	Yes	No
overtake	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, catch up with and overtake are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of catch up with include catch.

catch up with (verb)	overtake (verb)
catch up with and possibly overtake	catch up with and possibly overtake
make up work that was missed due to absence at a later point	overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli
	travel past