gain on somebody/something phrasal verb ( see also ↑ gain )
to gradually get closer to a person, car etc that you are chasing:
Quick – they’re gaining on us!
gain on somebody/something phrasal verb ( see also ↑ gain )
to gradually get closer to a person, car etc that you are chasing:
Quick – they’re gaining on us!
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English. Longman - Словарь современного английского языка. 2012