お追oいつくitsukuお追oいiつ付tsuくkuおいoiつ付tsuくku
1.
To make progress toward someone or something that has been ahead, reducing the distance or difference between you and them.
2.
To achieve the same level of performance, status, or understanding as another person or group that was previously ahead.
3.
To arrive at a point in time or development that matches that of another, indicating a synchronization of pace or progress.
4.
To attain a goal or objective that was initially out of reach, signifying completion or fulfillment of a previous gap.
Example:
トムに追いつくために走らなければならなかった。