to catch up with
[phrase form: catch]
01
追いつく, 現行犯で捕まえる
(of someone in authority) to find out that someone did something wrong and decide to do something about it
例
Eventually, the legal system caught up with the fraudulent activities of the businessman.
結局、司法制度はその実業家の不正行為を見つけ出した。
The inspector assured the workers that safety standards would catch up with those who violated them.
検査官は労働者に、安全基準はそれを違反する者を追い詰めると保証した。
02
追いつく, 捕まる
to eventually begin to cause someone problems that one has managed to avoid so far
例
The consequences of his procrastination finally caught him up.
彼の先延ばしの結果がついに彼を追い詰めた。
I hope my overdue assignments do n't catch up with me during the exam week.
遅れた課題が試験週間中に私に追いつかないことを願っています。
