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.

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Those policies could be reversed quickly by Trump’s future Cabinet chiefs who are teed up for Senate confirmation that could come as early as February. —

Dipka Bhambhani, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024 The House advanced the annual defense policy bill on Tuesday, teeing up the mammoth measure for a final vote later this week. —

Mychael Schnell, The Hill, 10 Dec. 2024 The left-wing New Popular Front coalition has also filed a similar motion, teeing up a debate and vote in the National Assembly starting 4 p.m. local time (10 a.m. ET). —

Alexander Smith, NBC News, 4 Dec. 2024 In the first installment of the two-film Wicked story, which has broken box office records and taken over the internet since its release November 22, Bode’s portrayal of Nessa arguably tees up the character's complex villainy for the second installment. —

James Factora, Them, 2 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for tee up