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

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Still, a law that took effect in March quietly removed the right to a pardon after six months of service, forcing criminals who join up to remain in the military until the end of the war, like others drafted into the army. —Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 22 June 2024

That’s one of the Sardaukar, the emperor’s army, who join up with the Harkonnens to take back Arrakis. —Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 29 Feb. 2024

Garrity and Wood joined up in mid-April, leasing a 400-square-foot room inside. —David Hudnall, Kansas City Star, 25 June 2024

But if the idea of Northern Ireland joining up with its southern neighbor now seems plausible, that stems from a different factor altogether—long-term demographic change, without which a vote in favor of Irish unity would be impossible to imagine. —Daniel Finn, Foreign Affairs, 21 Aug. 2019