follow up on (something)

idiom

chiefly US

: to try to get more information about (something)

The police followed up on the leads.

: to do something in response to (something) : to take appropriate action about (something)

He says that the police failed to follow up on his complaints.

Examples of follow up on (something) in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Always follow up on important conversations with an email recap, ensuring agreements and discussions are clearly documented in writing. —

Mark Travers, Forbes, 15 Oct. 2024 There are a couple of things from my boss to follow up on with my team. —

R29 Team, refinery29.com, 23 Sep. 2024 In a more general use case, a virtual sales agent could automatically follow up on a lead with a prospective customer then pass it off to a human salesperson. —

Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 25 Sep. 2024 The agreement signed by the Palestinian factions promised to follow up on previous reconciliation agreements signed in both 2011 and 2022. —

Jack Jeffery, Tia Goldenberg, TIME, 23 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for follow up on (something)

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“Follow up on (something).” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/follow%20up%20on%20%28something%29. Accessed 2 Nov. 2024.

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