join up
phrasal verb
joined up; joining up; joins up
1
: to meet each other at a particular place
We're planning to join up (with each other) and have a few drinks after the game.
2
: to become a member of a group or organization
More than 100 people have joined up.
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That will include being at spring training and instructional league, as well as scouting for the Rockies around his home state of Georgia and joining up with the team during road trips to the East Coast.
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Kyle Newman, The Denver Post, 25 Jan. 2025
Many thought the ban would lead ByteDance to remove the program from the Apple and Google app stores, preventing new users from joining up.
—Mike Snider, USA TODAY, 15 Jan. 2025
The Paraguay international midfielder from Inter Miami will officially join up with international team-mate Enciso and the rest of the squad in January.
—Andy Naylor, The Athletic, 16 Dec. 2024
Popular on Variety When younger brother Donny joined up in 1970, the quartet became a quintet and the name was changed to simply the Osmonds.
—Matt Minton, Variety, 2 Jan. 2025
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Kyle Newman, The Denver Post, 25 Jan. 2025
Many thought the ban would lead ByteDance to remove the program from the Apple and Google app stores, preventing new users from joining up.
—Mike Snider, USA TODAY, 15 Jan. 2025
The Paraguay international midfielder from Inter Miami will officially join up with international team-mate Enciso and the rest of the squad in January.
—Andy Naylor, The Athletic, 16 Dec. 2024
Popular on Variety When younger brother Donny joined up in 1970, the quartet became a quintet and the name was changed to simply the Osmonds.
—Matt Minton, Variety, 2 Jan. 2025
See all Example Sentences for join up
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“Join up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/join%20up. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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