Catch up
Catch up verb - Reach the point where one should be after a delay.
Usage example: I caught up on my homework
Hit
Hit verb - To deliver a blow to (someone or something) usually in a strong vigorous manner.
Nearby Word: hitting
Mutual synonyms
Both terms in one sentence
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She falls in only one hit, and you can take a lot of damage, but you also move very slowly, which can make it difficult to catch up to her as she shoots and sends Prisoner Juggernauts after you.
- The hit rate is fairly low, but when you've got a half dozen Politoed spamming it like there's no tomorrow, the law of averages is bound to catch up.
Source: Scrappy Mechanic / Pokémon - Two instances during Pitfall II with Dyne taking a hit immediately after saying he hadn't taken any yet and Sinisterkun stating he only had to catch up to Dyne a split-second before the latter wins.
Source: Lets Play / SuperLPHeroes
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