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

Those questions lead this rogue’s gallery of characters — whose frequent disagreements supply much of film’s clever humor — to join up with an audience favorite, the bearish Red Guardian (David Harbour, chewing up the part like a pro). —Randy Myers, Mercury News, 30 Apr. 2025

Schwarber will be 33 years old by the time next season begins, and the slugger's numbers have only increased since joining up with former No. 1 overall pick Bryce Harper in Philadelphia. —Tom Rogers, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Apr. 2025

Independent filmmakers will direct one movie and then eagerly join up with Marvel. —Caroline Tompkins, New York Times, 15 Jan. 2025

The guys head over to the park across the street to join up with a few other members of the shift — Princess, Donnie, and eventually Mateo, Javadi, and Samira — for a quick beer to unwind before going home. —Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 11 Apr. 2025

Rhymes for join up

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