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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Germans, Scandinavians, Bohemians and even a handful of Irish joined up.
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Jon Grinspan, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 Apr. 2024
Specifically, since Barbara Jean and Reba are on the show, does that mean Brock, Cheyenne, Kyra, and Van will join up next?
—Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 20 Mar. 2024
One member joined up after stumbling across the group’s game night.
—Laurence Miedema, The Mercury News, 26 Mar. 2024
Of the 5,000 prisoners recently released, most are trying to flee to family in the calmer countryside, but plenty will stay in the capital to join up with their old gangs.
—Amy Wilentz, The Atlantic, 7 Mar. 2024
Barkley, a Pennsylvania native, now joins up with an already explosive Eagles offense, with quarterback Jalen Hurts and wide receivers AJ Brown and DeVonta Smith already in place.
—Thomas Schlachter, CNN, 12 Mar. 2024
When the hardware and software are all working together, with the ability to easily join up with friends and record clips, the One feels like a gaming experience that somehow beats Apple to the punch of fleshing out its own gaming ambitions.
—Quentyn Kennemer, The Verge, 4 Mar. 2024
Caire and Rotondo both joined up in 2015 as senior accountant and ticket manager, respectively.
—Marc Schneider, Billboard, 16 Feb. 2024
His father joined up at the beginning of that fight, at the urging of Iraq’s highest Shiite religious leader.
—Abigail Hauslohner, Washington Post, 11 Feb. 2024
Jon Grinspan, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 Apr. 2024
Specifically, since Barbara Jean and Reba are on the show, does that mean Brock, Cheyenne, Kyra, and Van will join up next?
—Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 20 Mar. 2024
One member joined up after stumbling across the group’s game night.
—Laurence Miedema, The Mercury News, 26 Mar. 2024
Of the 5,000 prisoners recently released, most are trying to flee to family in the calmer countryside, but plenty will stay in the capital to join up with their old gangs.
—Amy Wilentz, The Atlantic, 7 Mar. 2024
Barkley, a Pennsylvania native, now joins up with an already explosive Eagles offense, with quarterback Jalen Hurts and wide receivers AJ Brown and DeVonta Smith already in place.
—Thomas Schlachter, CNN, 12 Mar. 2024
When the hardware and software are all working together, with the ability to easily join up with friends and record clips, the One feels like a gaming experience that somehow beats Apple to the punch of fleshing out its own gaming ambitions.
—Quentyn Kennemer, The Verge, 4 Mar. 2024
Caire and Rotondo both joined up in 2015 as senior accountant and ticket manager, respectively.
—Marc Schneider, Billboard, 16 Feb. 2024
His father joined up at the beginning of that fight, at the urging of Iraq’s highest Shiite religious leader.
—Abigail Hauslohner, Washington Post, 11 Feb. 2024
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“Join up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/join%20up. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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