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

Due to his extended World Cup stay, Diop won’t join up with Ipswich until after their pre-season training camp in La Manga, Spain. — Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 24 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

Not joining up for the war effort isn’t going to go over well with a lot of these men. — Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 11 July 2026

Rhymes for join up

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