Usually means: Strive to match others' progress.
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  1. play catch-up: Merriam-Webster
  2. play catch-up: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. play catch-up: Wiktionary
  4. play catch-up: Dictionary.com

Definitions from Wiktionary (play catch-up)

verb:  (also sports, games) In a losing scenario, to take risks in an attempt to regain the lead.

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