tee up

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

The hacks could tee up a fight over liability reminiscent of the debate over Section 230 of the 1996 Communications Decency Act, which shields technology companies for material posted on their platforms. — ABC News, 24 Sep. 2026

But Krieps is teeing up an insanely busy run after last year’s performance in Jim Jarmusch’s Golden Lion-winning Father, Mother, Sister, Brother. — Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 18 Sep. 2026

Bringing passenger service to Moline also tees up potential expansions to Iowa City, Des Moines and Omaha, if Iowa and Nebraska officials choose to pursue them. — Daniel C. Vock, Chicago Tribune, 11 Sep. 2026

Avoiding another shutdown House Speaker Mike Johnson is expected to tee up the funding bill early in the week. — Kevin Freking, Los Angeles Times, 31 Aug. 2026

Rhymes for tee up

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