pack up

phrasal verb

packed up; packing up; packs up

1

: to gather one's belongings together and put them in a suitcase or other container for traveling

He packed up and left town.

2

British, informal : to stop or quit

She packs up when things become difficult.

3

British, informal : to stop working properly

The lift has packed up, so you'll have to take the stairs to her flat.

Examples of pack up in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The bandmembers had already started packing up when studio engineer Kenny Friesen hit the talk-back button in the booth to speak to the band. —John U. Bacon, Rolling Stone, 30 Sep. 2025

Snowflake Co-Founder Benoit Dageville, who is a world-class database architect, heavily considered the option of packing up and going home. —Chris Degnan, Fortune, 29 Sep. 2025

San Diego officials responded that the paper warnings distributed in encampments ahead of a cleanup — usually at least 24 hours in advance — allow people to pack up before trash trucks arrive. —Blake Nelson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Sep. 2025

For lots of Southerners, a beach trip often means packing up the car for a drive to your nearest stretch of coast, whether that be in Florida, Alabama, or Georgia. —Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 27 Sep. 2025

Rhymes for pack up

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