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 is no better members’ club in LA than Trashy Lingerie, which requires joining up to shop for the high price of one dollar. —Jocelyn Silver, Vogue, 27 Jan. 2026

Eventually, the members joined up with Soviet partisans. —Liz Rothaus Bertrand, Charlotte Observer, 27 Jan. 2026

The crown prince and princess of indie Americana will co-headline a run of North American dates in the spring, each performing their own sets and, one hopes, joining up for the songs Lenderman played guitar and sang on from Waxahatchee’s 2024 album Tigers Blood. —Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 8 Jan. 2026

In 1969, Freeman joined up with saxophonist Gene Ammons' band and worked on several of his albums. —Adam Harrington, CBS News, 18 Dec. 2025

Rhymes for join up

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