spring up

verb

sprang up or sprung up; sprung up; springing up; springs up

: to grow or appear suddenly

The weeds sprang up overnight.

New housing developments are springing up all over the state.

Examples of spring up in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Beginning after Hurricane Andrew in 1992 and continuing to this day, smaller companies sprang up and took on big roles here, as national insurers pulled back rather than risk the financial catastrophe of another huge, damaging tropical system. — Ron Hurtibise, Sun Sentinel, 25 Sep. 2026

Through the Back-to-the-Land movement, communes sprung up around rural parts of the country, with a large concentration in Northern California, on land that was cheap and easy to buy. — Jacqui Palumbo, CNN Money, 24 Sep. 2026

The land was requisitioned a few years back, and the building was repurposed as the Liangzhu Youth Commune—one of the many incubators that have sprung up across the region. — Afra Wang, New Yorker, 23 Sep. 2026

His generosity is so well known, in fact, that an industry of lobbyists, lawyers and other insiders has reportedly sprung up to facilitate clemency for wealthy criminals. — Caren Morrison, The Conversation, 22 Sep. 2026

Rhymes for spring up

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