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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If his crew doesn’t win at least one race this season, the governing board can fire Cervantes, so Sonny joins up for one last rodeo.
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David Sims, The Atlantic, 28 June 2025
Finally, on Sunday, those internationals — Vinicius Junior, Arda Guler and Andriy Lunin — whose matches were across North and South America joined up with the group at their base in Florida.
—Dermot Corrigan, New York Times, 17 June 2025
Catholics and Presbyterians flocked to the cause, and even a few Anglicans joined up.
—Joseph Patrick Kelly, The Conversation, 20 May 2025
Key figures such as Naomi Girma, Rose Lavelle, Trinity Rodman, Mallory Swanson and Sophia Wilson are all extending their NWSL preseason recovery programs instead of joining up.
—Jeff Rueter, The Athletic, 20 Feb. 2025
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David Sims, The Atlantic, 28 June 2025
Finally, on Sunday, those internationals — Vinicius Junior, Arda Guler and Andriy Lunin — whose matches were across North and South America joined up with the group at their base in Florida.
—Dermot Corrigan, New York Times, 17 June 2025
Catholics and Presbyterians flocked to the cause, and even a few Anglicans joined up.
—Joseph Patrick Kelly, The Conversation, 20 May 2025
Key figures such as Naomi Girma, Rose Lavelle, Trinity Rodman, Mallory Swanson and Sophia Wilson are all extending their NWSL preseason recovery programs instead of joining up.
—Jeff Rueter, The Athletic, 20 Feb. 2025
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“Join up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/join%20up. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.
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