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

In Spain and Portugal, tent camps have sprung up to protest unaffordable housing, while a rally and a protest were also being planned in Greece on Tuesday evening and Wednesday. — ABC News, 20 Oct. 2026

In Spain and Portugal, tent camps have sprung up to protest unaffordable housing. — Teresa Medrano, Fortune, 20 Oct. 2026

In Spain and Portugal, tent camps have sprung up in protests against unattainable rents and housing costs. — Teresa Medrano, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2026

Unsurprisingly, then, a whole industry has sprung up teaching people to be more confident. — Eric Levitz, Vox, 15 Oct. 2026

Rhymes for spring up

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