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caught up with vs caught up in

Both 'caught up with' and 'caught up in' are correct, but they are used in different contexts. 'Caught up with' is used when referring to catching up with someone or something, while 'caught up in' is used when describing being involved in a situation or feeling overwhelmed by it.

Last updated: March 30, 2024 • 798 views

caught up with

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

This phrase is used when you want to say that you have reached the same level or pace as someone or something, or when you have updated yourself on a particular topic or person.

Examples:

I finally caught up with my friends after being away for a month.
Have you caught up with the latest news?
She caught up with the leading group in the race.
Let's catch up with each other over coffee.
I need to catch up with my reading this weekend.

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Our past has caught up with us.
When I caught up with Prince Al.
And George Michael caught up with Maeby, determined to save her self-esteem.
And Gob caught up with Maeby and made a confession.
The pictures never caught up with reality.
I caught up with Stanislav in Morocco.
Major Rawlings' conscience finally caught up with him.
She probably just got caught up with George this morning.
And Michael caught up with his son.
Looks like that past just caught up with him.
That technology's caught up with the spy world.
They caught up with me right after we split up.
I know you're caught up with the escape.
So some little mouse finally caught up with him.
But his shadowy past caught up with him.
Family history caught up with me.
We caught up with Larry before he got to the airport.
Japan has caught up with America in some fields.
They caught up with me and my whole crew.
I was so caught up with Ella that...

Alternatives:

reached the same level as
updated oneself on
met up with

caught up in

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

This phrase is used when you want to convey being involved in a situation or feeling overwhelmed by it. It implies being entangled or absorbed by something.

Examples:

She got caught up in the excitement of the moment.
Don't get caught up in the drama.
He was caught up in a heated argument.
I don't want to get caught up in their problems.
They were caught up in a traffic jam.

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Don't get caught up in any kind of game.
Stacey, don't get caught up in the what-ifs.
Some were simply caught up in circumstances beyond their control.
R2-D2 and C-3PO, were caught up in an adventure beyond their comprehension.
And I'm caught up in something I can't even...
And he got caught up in a scandal.
We got caught up in some election-rigging case.
But then somehow or other he got caught up in this.
Some were simply caught up in circumstances beyond their control.
Being caught up in a blast like that.
You could get caught up in some legal something or other.
I thought she was another broken teenager caught up in an ugly divorce.
I think she may be caught up in something with Eddie Reyes.
Everybody was caught up in it.
I got caught up in domestic violence.
Public opinion is caught up in strictly national debates.
It's possible Hernan got caught up in retaliation.
I guess I got a little too caught up in my story.
I won't get caught up in your problems.

Alternatives:

involved in
engrossed in
entangled in

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