join up

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

Having been part of the first wave of players to join up for pre-season training last month, Lewis-Skelly has been a significant part of Arteta’s plans in this period. — James McNicholas, New York Times, 12 Aug. 2026

The Peor es Nada ’s next trip was to Santa Rosa Island, where its crew joined up with Allen Light and George Nidever, a pair of American hunters who had acquired licenses to kill otters. — Literary Hub, 29 July 2026

Suarez, the 39-year-old Uruguayan forward was joined up front by German Berterame. — Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 23 July 2026

For much of the ’80s, Teresa Taylor (aka Teresa Nervosa) joined up as a second drummer, pounding tribal beats beside Coffey, and became a Gen-X icon after appearing in the 1990 film Slacker. — Steve Appleford, SPIN, 20 July 2026

Rhymes for join up

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