Work faster, in arrears, when the chance of dismissal is greater (5,2)
I believe the answer is:
catch up
'work' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both related to thinking as well as being verbs in their base form.
Maybe you can see a link between them that I can't see?
I don't understand the rest of the clue.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for catch up that I've seen before include "Draw level" , "Backward student must try to do this" , "Lag no longer" , "Prepare to overtake" , "Regain equality" .)