The phrase 'catch the first time' is correct and usable in written English.
You can use this phrase to refer to something that is done or experienced for the first time and you want to avoid missing out on the opportunity. For example, "We plan to go to the beach this weekend; let's try to catch the first time and make the most of the good weather."
wants to harness the searchability of the web in an effort to help media junkies and businesspeople find and watch a video of the broadcast they couldn't catch the first time around.
There's a gravity to the book that you don't catch the first time.
After rewatching several of the new episodes, I've noticed plenty of subtle jokes I didn't catch the first time, like the running gag from the old series that the Bluths don't know Spanish ("hermano" confusion has begat "brothiero" this time around).
I did notice so many things about the show during the marathon that I didn't catch the first time around, I think that I'm half asleep on Sunday nights at 10 pm, so I have only been half watching the show in its regular prime time spot, but watching the marathon has shown me so much about what makes the show great, there are so many nuances and so many great characters.
If he doesn't make a catch the first time, make sure it works the next the next time.
Defending his management of the department, Chief Jakubson said he was working to improve the department, but he likened the fired officers to juveniles who steal candy and aren't caught the first time.
"Almost" not only allows an author to suggest that he might at any moment withdraw or revoke anything he's put on paper, but "almost" is also an elusive loophole that wants to be noticed, the fine print we know was always there and should have caught the first time.
I caught the first time within a few minutes; the second time it ruined my pork butt.
After being caught the first time, wouldn't you be absurdly cautious the next time?" Gatlin has not tested positive since returning from his last ban.
Getting caught the first time did not mean it was the first offense.
Alem has worked with young people who were caught the first time they tried to escape Eritrea and sent to prison, or have been victims of rape and other attacks along the border.
