join up

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

Chelsea were already deciding on which strikers to keep, sell or loan between Nicolas Jackson, Liam Delap and even Emmanuel Emegha, who has just joined up from Strasbourg after an agreement was put in place last September. — David Ornstein, New York Times, 27 July 2026

Suarez, the 39-year-old Uruguayan forward was joined up front by German Berterame. — Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 23 July 2026

For much of the ’80s, Teresa Taylor (aka Teresa Nervosa) joined up as a second drummer, pounding tribal beats beside Coffey, and became a Gen-X icon after appearing in the 1990 film Slacker. — Steve Appleford, SPIN, 20 July 2026

Not joining up for the war effort isn’t going to go over well with a lot of these men. — Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 11 July 2026

Rhymes for join up

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