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

There’s also Booker (Matthias Schoenaerts), who fought in the Napoleonic Wars before joining up; Nicky (Martin Eden‘s Luca Marinelli), a former priest from Italy; and Joe (Marwan Kenzari), a former merchant from Iran. —David Fear, Rolling Stone, 2 July 2025

By this point, Robbie is presumed dead, seemingly engulfed by a fireball after joining up with the military. —Richard Edwards, Space.com, 29 June 2025

And yet, for all the waiting, this was but the first shot — even an early symbol — of what will almost certainly be a larger war, with other companies joining up to go after Midjourney, and perhaps Disney and Universal going after other companies. —Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 12 June 2025

There are 374 new lifeguards currently enrolled in training classes, according to the department, and returning lifeguards are expected to join up in time for the height of summer. —Alyce McFadden, New York Times, 25 May 2025

Rhymes for join up

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