up and

phrase

informal

: to do something specified in a sudden and unexpected way

(U.S.) One day, he just up and left home.

Then she ups and marries some guy she'd just met.

One day, he just upped and left home.

Examples of up and in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

In the process, Wilson’s right hand ricocheted off Wembanyama’s elbow, his fingers bunching up and buckling awkwardly into his palm. — Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 12 Nov. 2026

After the first landing, Philae bounced up and drifted around the comet for two hours, making another bounce before Rosetta's cameras lost track of it. — Tariq Malik, Space.com, 12 Nov. 2026

Distinkt is up and running with nearly 2,000 clients in 43 countries. — Matt Donnelly, Variety, 12 Nov. 2026

In areas where construction has finished, fences are up and grounds are landscaped, and avenues through the humming data centers have been named after the AI tech giants. — Anna Coren, CBS News, 12 Nov. 2026

Rhymes for up and

• armband
• backhand
• bandstand
• baseband
• broadband
• command
• cropland
• demand
• disband
• dreamland
• expand
• farmhand