The phrase "act of catching" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe the process or action of capturing something, whether literally or metaphorically.
Example: "The act of catching a glimpse of the rare bird was exhilarating for the birdwatchers."
Alternatives: "process of capturing" or "action of seizing".
(Zimmerman, p. 114) Most of all, Sauer enjoyed the act of catching the ball.
The officials decided that when he got up and let the ball go, that was the continuation of the act of catching the ball.
They had a healthy respect as well for defense; the picture of Thutmose also shows two priests, small figures, in the act of catching a ball.
Cedarbaum, perhaps confused by the prosaic act of catching a suburban train after planting a lethal bomb, asked whether he did intend for the bombs to go off.
The simple act of "catching an animal is about the most horrible thing that can occur to it," says bio-logging pioneer Rory Wilson.
Even the simple act of catching a ball necessitates an impressive coordination of multiple groups of neurons to perceive the object, judge its speed and trajectory, decide when it's time to catch it and then direct the muscles in the body to grasp it before it whizzes by or drops to the ground.
The number of catching company customers (over 45 catching company sites) ranges from one to 192 customers.
Jane Greaves, an astronomer at Cardiff University, was observing belts of gas and dust around 14 massive young stars in the hope of catching planets in the act of formation.
It's just a matter of staring at the right patch of the heavens, or getting a radio telescope to stare at an even bigger swath to raise the chances of catching a burst in the act.
In the past we could think of catching culprits "red handed" in the act of criminality.
Q: Describe the process of catching up.
