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.
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Edwards joined up in 1990, a year after finishing high school.
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Steve Appleford, SPIN, 16 June 2026
As a teen, Lestat briefly runs away and joins up with a traveling theatre troupe, which is the closest thing in the late 1700s to coming out.
—Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 15 June 2026
In line with their success over the last decade, the squad has been made up of a large number of senior professionals from across the globe who jet off to join up with their national sides.
—Andy Jones, New York Times, 11 June 2026
That was what inspired her to join up with her co-founders at Once Upon a Farm.
—Alessandra Codinha, InStyle, 3 June 2026
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Steve Appleford, SPIN, 16 June 2026
As a teen, Lestat briefly runs away and joins up with a traveling theatre troupe, which is the closest thing in the late 1700s to coming out.
—Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 15 June 2026
In line with their success over the last decade, the squad has been made up of a large number of senior professionals from across the globe who jet off to join up with their national sides.
—Andy Jones, New York Times, 11 June 2026
That was what inspired her to join up with her co-founders at Once Upon a Farm.
—Alessandra Codinha, InStyle, 3 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for join up
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“Join up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/join%20up. Accessed 21 Jun. 2026.
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