join up

phrasal verb

joined up; joining up; joins up

1

: to meet each other at a particular place

We're planning to join up (with each other) and have a few drinks after the game.

2

: to become a member of a group or organization

More than 100 people have joined up.

Examples of join up in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Finally, on Sunday, those internationals — Vinicius Junior, Arda Guler and Andriy Lunin — whose matches were across North and South America joined up with the group at their base in Florida. —Dermot Corrigan, New York Times, 17 June 2025

Catholics and Presbyterians flocked to the cause, and even a few Anglicans joined up. —Joseph Patrick Kelly, The Conversation, 20 May 2025

Key figures such as Naomi Girma, Rose Lavelle, Trinity Rodman, Mallory Swanson and Sophia Wilson are all extending their NWSL preseason recovery programs instead of joining up. —Jeff Rueter, The Athletic, 20 Feb. 2025

Up next: Raphinha will join up with Brazil for Carlo Ancelotti’s first two matches in charge against Ecuador on June 5 and Paraguay on June 10 as part of World Cup qualifying. —Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 30 May 2025

Rhymes for join up

• backup
• blowup
• breakup
• buildup
• checkup
• cleanup
• holdup
• hookup
• lineup
• lockup
• makeup
• markup