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

Her final straw, Jax packed up her corner office and started her own law firm. —Giana Levy, Variety, 13 Nov. 2025

One year before the festival packs up and moves its home base to Boulder, CO for Sundance 2027 and subsequent SFFs, the final Sundance in Park City aims to fill its January 22–February 1 schedule with a multi-screening look back over the decades as well as showing new films across various genres. —Dominic Patten, Deadline, 12 Nov. 2025

Thomas promptly packed up and moved to New York. —Tori Latham, Robb Report, 6 Nov. 2025

Daniels is considering packing up with her family and moving to the Bay Area full-time. —Sarah Jackson, CNBC, 4 Nov. 2025

Rhymes for pack up

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