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.
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Initially the solo project of one Phantom Slaughter, Worm has massively shifted gears since 2022 when they were joined up by Wroth Septentrion.
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Sam Goldner, Pitchfork, 17 Feb. 2026
Healy realizes in today’s music industry there’s often no reason for a strong independent artist to join up with a label, since key traditional label responsibilities such as production, distribution and promotion can often be handled by the artists themselves.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 15 Feb. 2026
The quartet is joining up with three other spaceflyers on the ISS — NASA's Chris Williams and cosmonauts Sergey Kud-Sverchkov and Sergei Mikaev.
—Mike Wall, Space.com, 14 Feb. 2026
Some students chose to briefly participate by leaving class but not campus, and others chose to stay in fourth period and join up during lunch.
—Karen Billing, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Feb. 2026
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Sam Goldner, Pitchfork, 17 Feb. 2026
Healy realizes in today’s music industry there’s often no reason for a strong independent artist to join up with a label, since key traditional label responsibilities such as production, distribution and promotion can often be handled by the artists themselves.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 15 Feb. 2026
The quartet is joining up with three other spaceflyers on the ISS — NASA's Chris Williams and cosmonauts Sergey Kud-Sverchkov and Sergei Mikaev.
—Mike Wall, Space.com, 14 Feb. 2026
Some students chose to briefly participate by leaving class but not campus, and others chose to stay in fourth period and join up during lunch.
—Karen Billing, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Feb. 2026
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“Join up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/join%20up. Accessed 20 Feb. 2026.
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