catch up with

phrasal verb

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catch up with somebody

to finally start to cause problems for somebody after they have managed to avoid this for some time产生（曾设法避免的）问题
- She was terrified that one day her past problems would catch up with her.她十分害怕过去的问题总有一天又会来困扰她。
Topics Difficulty and failurec2
if the police or authorities catch up with somebody, they find and punish them after some time终于查到某人头上
- The law caught up with him years later when he had moved to Spain.多年后，他已移居西班牙，最终还是受到法律的制裁。

catch up with

To have an effect: shape, impact, affect...