up north

idiom

informal

: in or to the northern part of a country or region

She spent a few years up north.

We'll be heading up north for the summer.

Examples of up north in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

For one thing, there’s a lot less white up north, in the Arctic, where sea ice covered less surface this winter than ever before. —Bill McKibben, New Yorker, 22 Apr. 2025

Wiese says that often timing is determined by region, with events tending to start later up north and earlier in the South. —Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 16 Apr. 2025

And while many look to Silicon Valley for salvation, an unlikely tech saviour is quietly brewing up north. —Kjartan Rist, Forbes.com, 15 Apr. 2025

Maybe the club should have tagged the new stadium as the 'Wembley of Islington' and got the government to help pay for it like that tax dodging grifter in Monte Carlo is attempting up north. —Amy Lawrence, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025

Rhymes for up north

• henceforth
• thenceforth
• fourth