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

Main songwriter Pete Shelley died eight years ago, but founding guitarist Steve Diggle, a prolific songwriter himself, has kept going with the rhythm section of Danny Farrant and Chris Remington, who joined up in the 2000s. — Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 19 Sep. 2026

Keanu Reeves stars as hacker Neo, who discovers that humanity’s been enslaved by a malevolent cyber-intelligence and joins up with badass rebels Trinity (Carrie-Anne Moss) and Morpheus (Laurence Fishburne) to fight back. — Sara Netzley, Entertainment Weekly, 11 Sep. 2026

Bulls slowly leave cows and start joining up with other bulls. — Jim Zumbo, Outdoor Life, 10 Sep. 2026

That’s also when Robinson joined up as wide receivers and quarterbacks coach. — Michael Nowels, Mercury News, 6 Sep. 2026

Rhymes for join up

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