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

After making her Fire Country debut last season in an awkward family reunion with her step-sister Sharon Leone (Diane Farr), Mickey returns in an upcoming episode of the CBS drama to tee up her upcoming spinoff, Sheriff Country. —Alamin Yohannes, EW.com, 14 Mar. 2025

Last year's host was FKA Twigs, who joined the DJ booth alongside Camila Cabello and Lil Nas X teeing up a dance party of epic proportions (vogueing competition included, obviously). —Christina Liao, Vogue, 19 Apr. 2025

The partnership tees up not just ahead of the F1 Miami Grand Prix, but also the Indianapolis 500, the NASCAR All-Star race, as well as the Coca-Cola 600. —Maury Brown, Forbes.com, 17 Apr. 2025

Teams tee up to compete at Praça da República, in the Periperi neighborhood, with OTT costumes and sets. —Mark Ellwood, AFAR Media, 14 Apr. 2025

Rhymes for tee up

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