connect up
phrasal verb
connected up; connecting up; connects up
: to join or link (a device, piece of equipment, etc.) to something
I'm having trouble connecting the speakers up to the TV.
An electrician will be connecting up the new lights tomorrow.
Examples of connect up in a Sentence
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This method can be used to connect up to four layers of ICs.
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IEEE Spectrum, 5 Mar. 2025
Wi-Fi Extender: on sale for $26.99 Original price: $49.99
(Amazon)
The TP-Link AC1200 Wi-Fi Extender can boost Wi-Fi coverage up to 1500 square feet and connect up to 30 devices.
—Nora Colomer, Fox News, 18 Nov. 2024
Players don't need to join an online lobby and can connect up to four controllers to a single console to host local jam sessions.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 13 Jan. 2025
Current networks can already connect up to 1 million devices per square kilometer while maintaining 99.999% availability.
—New Atlas, 9 Jan. 2025
What’s even worse is that these apps often connect up to seven of these data points directly to your identity.
—Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, Fox News, 29 Dec. 2024
Wi-Fi Extender: on sale for $26.99 Original price: $49.99
The TP-Link AC1200 Wi-Fi Extender can boost Wi-Fi coverage up to 1500 square feet and connect up to 30 devices.
—Nora Colomer, Fox News, 18 Nov. 2024
Each router is supposed to cover up to 2,200 square feet and can connect up to 100 devices.
—Simon Hill, WIRED, 24 Aug. 2024
These space travellers and their spacecraft will be connected up with Mission Control and the cybersphere via SpaceX’s Starlink satellite constellation, enhanced via super-speed laser links.
—Kevin Holden Platt, Forbes, 12 Sep. 2024
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IEEE Spectrum, 5 Mar. 2025
Wi-Fi Extender: on sale for $26.99 Original price: $49.99
(Amazon)
The TP-Link AC1200 Wi-Fi Extender can boost Wi-Fi coverage up to 1500 square feet and connect up to 30 devices.
—Nora Colomer, Fox News, 18 Nov. 2024
Players don't need to join an online lobby and can connect up to four controllers to a single console to host local jam sessions.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 13 Jan. 2025
Current networks can already connect up to 1 million devices per square kilometer while maintaining 99.999% availability.
—New Atlas, 9 Jan. 2025
What’s even worse is that these apps often connect up to seven of these data points directly to your identity.
—Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, Fox News, 29 Dec. 2024
Wi-Fi Extender: on sale for $26.99 Original price: $49.99
The TP-Link AC1200 Wi-Fi Extender can boost Wi-Fi coverage up to 1500 square feet and connect up to 30 devices.
—Nora Colomer, Fox News, 18 Nov. 2024
Each router is supposed to cover up to 2,200 square feet and can connect up to 100 devices.
—Simon Hill, WIRED, 24 Aug. 2024
These space travellers and their spacecraft will be connected up with Mission Control and the cybersphere via SpaceX’s Starlink satellite constellation, enhanced via super-speed laser links.
—Kevin Holden Platt, Forbes, 12 Sep. 2024
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“Connect up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/connect%20up. Accessed 23 May. 2025.
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