tee up

phrasal verb

teed up; teeing up; tees up

golf

: to place (a ball) on a tee

It's time to tee up.

He teed the ball up.

Examples of tee up in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Dirty will delve deep into themes of family loyalty and tee up an intricate game of cat-and-mouse between mother and daughter. —Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 23 Jan. 2026

The contempt resolution is expected to advance out of the committee Wednesday afternoon -- teeing up a full vote on the House floor days later. —Lauren Peller, ABC News, 21 Jan. 2026

Topline Jeff Bezos’ astronautics company Blue Origin announced its own satellite communications network Wednesday, teeing up competition for Elon Musk’s Starlink, which has largely dominated the satellite internet industry. —Antonio Pequeño Iv, Forbes.com, 21 Jan. 2026

Trump teed up an unusual redistricting plan last year and pushed Texas Republicans to create more favorable districts for the party by way of new congressional maps. —Olivia Diaz, Los Angeles Times, 16 Jan. 2026

Rhymes for tee up

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