catch the bus
Frequency: 8.922.3 per million words
to get on a bus, especially by arriving just in time
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Examples (10)
- If you run, you might just catch the bus!
- I woke up late and had to sprint to catch the 8 o'clock bus.
- We need to leave in five minutes to catch the next bus to the airport.
- She usually catches the bus at the stop around the corner.
- He was so relieved when he caught the last bus home after the concert.
- Are you planning to catch the bus or take the train?
- Let's try to catch an earlier bus so we don't have to rush later.
- After the meeting, I'll catch the first available bus back downtown.
- They were lucky to catch a bus so quickly during rush hour.
- The students gathered at the corner, waiting to catch their school bus.