spring up

phrasal 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 order to accommodate the influx of new residents, housing complexes and apartment buildings have sprung up in addition to all the other businesses. —Gabrielle Chenault, Nashville Tennessean, 14 Dec. 2025

And new community organizations have sprung up to protect the future of Mosier Valley. —Kamal Morgan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 Dec. 2025

Reading groups have sprung up in math departments across the world to decipher the groundbreaking result and relieve the tension. —Joseph Howlett, Quanta Magazine, 12 Dec. 2025

The new rules would deny entry to those deemed to have directed or participated in the censorship of American citizens on social media through content moderation initiatives that have sprung up throughout Europe and elsewhere to combat extremist speech. —Matthew Lee, Fortune, 4 Dec. 2025

Rhymes for spring up

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