Collocation
Let's catch up soon.
To meet someone you haven't seen for a while to exchange news, talk about recent events, or update each other on your lives.
Definition
'Let's catch up soon.' is a common English collocation. To meet someone you haven't seen for a while to exchange news, talk about recent events, or update each other on your lives.
catch + up (+ with someone)
“It's been ages! We really need to catch up.”
Examples
- We haven't seen each other for ages; we should definitely catch up.
- I'd love to catch up over a cup of coffee sometime next week.
- She was really looking forward to catching up with her sister.
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- Let's try to catch up soon and share what we've both been doing.
- He always makes time to catch up with old friends when he's in town.
- After months apart, they finally managed to catch up in person.
- It's always nice to catch up with colleagues outside of work.
- If you're ever in the neighborhood, feel free to drop by and catch up.
- Despite his busy schedule, he insisted on catching up with his former mentor.
- I'll give you a call next week and we can catch up properly.
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