Meaning of ALL CAUGHT UP - A Really Short English Lesson with Subtitles

So in English, we have the phrase

to be all caught up.

When you are all caught up, it means

that you are done all the work that you need to have done

in that moment.

Here's a good example.

A lot of times during the school year,

I collect students' work because I need

to grade their work.

So I have a pile of student work in front

of me and I need to grade it.

So when I have a pile of 100 things to grade, I am behind.

I am definitely not all caught up.

But as I go through the pile of grading,

as I look at each piece of student work

and give them a grade, I eventually get

to the last one and then I am all caught up.

So if you have a job where you have lots of work to do

and where you have a whole pile

of things that you have to work through,

when you're done, you would say that you are all caught up.

Actually, last week we had parent-teacher interviews

and that meant that I had to have all

of my student work graded and I needed

to give them grades for this part of the school year.

So last week I had to be all caught up with my grading

because the students get a midterm report.

So right now we just had a snow day.

I didn't have to go to work today

and because I have all my grading done,

I am all caught up.

So I had a really relaxing day.

Anyways, I'm Bob the Canadian and you're learning

English with me.