(I'll) try to catch you later.

(I'll) try to catch you later.
(I'll) try to catch you some other time. & (I'll) try to catch you later. & I'll try to see you later.
Fig. We do not have time to talk now, so I'll try to talk to you or meet with you later. (An expression said when it is inconvenient for one or both parties to meet or converse.) •

Bill: I need to get your signature on this contract. Sue: I really don't have a second to spare right now. Bill: Okay, I'll try to catch you some other time. Sue: Later this afternoon would be fine.

Bill: I'm sorry for the interruptions, Tom. Things are very busy right now. Tom: I'll try to see you later.


Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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