Catch up
Catch up verb - To catch or hold as if in a net.
Outrun
Both terms in one sentence
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The best example happens in the battle with Pravda, where Oarai can't outrun the persuing Soviet tanks, but Pravda can't catch up with them.
Source: Anime / Girls und Panzer -
Possibly grandfathered in as a nod to the original Thunder Cats, in which Lion-O drops to all fours in order to outrun a lava flow on a hillside and catch up to the Thunder Tank.
Source: Running on All Fours -
Shown most prominently in Equal Rites, where Granny Weatherwax and Esk outrun the rising sun's light and "catch up with the night."
Source: Faster-Than-Light Travel
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Outrun and Catch up. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 07, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/catch_up/outrun
Catch up & Outrun. N.p., 2016. Web. 07 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/catch_up/outrun>.
Outrun or Catch up. 2016. Accessed August 07, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/catch_up/outrun.
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