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

Rosa joined up with the Abuelas de Plaza de Mayo and served as the organization’s treasurer for six years before working as vice president from 1989 to 2022. —Sam Gillette, People.com, 8 Aug. 2025

Bad Bunny, Adidas Originals and the Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS F1 Team are joining up to bring Formula 1 racing to Puerto Rico for the first time on Saturday (Aug. 2). —Isabela Raygoza, Billboard, 31 July 2025

The right people will stand by you when Venus joins up with Jupiter on August 12. —Liz Simmons, StyleCaster, 28 July 2025

The Premier League side agreed a deal in advance to sign Penders from Genk last summer, with the 19-year-old joining up with his new side ahead of the Club World Cup campaign in the United States. —Simon Johnson, New York Times, 28 July 2025

Rhymes for join up

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