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

Recent Examples on the Web

Onlookers said in a story published Sunday by the Orlando Sentinel that Amesty, a 30-year-old former Florida state representative, seemingly leveraged her status as a politically connected up-and-comer to help her game the justice system. —Annie Martin, The Orlando Sentinel, 11 Aug. 2025

Family-friendly Offerings Families and groups traveling together can take advantage of connecting up to three rooms and suites for a penthouse-like stay. —Lane Nieset, Travel + Leisure, 26 June 2025

This method can be used to connect up to four layers of ICs. —IEEE Spectrum, 5 Mar. 2025

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

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

Rhymes for connect up

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