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

Sean Steur and Ewen Jaouen, the club’s new midfielder and goalkeeper, have trained, while Bazoumana Toure, the winger signed from Hoffenheim, will join up with his new team-mates later this month. — Chris Waugh, New York Times, 17 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

The friend he’d joined up with was killed in combat the month before. — Max Saltman, CNN Money, 28 June 2026

Balenciaga is investing in Substack creators, becoming the first fashion brand to join up with the platform through Substack’s new native partnership program. — Hilary Milnes, Vogue, 25 June 2026

Rhymes for join up

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