come up

come up

come up phrasal verb (see also come)
 1. if someone comes up to you, they come close to you, especially in order to speak to you:
   • One of the teachers came up and started talking to me.
  come up to
   • A man came up to him and asked for a light.
 2. if someone comes up to a place, they travel north to the place where you are
  come up to
   • Why don’t you come up to New York for the weekend?
 3. if a subject comes up, people mention it and discuss it SYN arise:
   • His name came up in the conversation.
   • The subject of salaries didn’t come up.
 4. if a problem or difficulty comes up, it appears or starts to affect you SYN arise:
   • I’m afraid I’ll have to cancel our date – something’s come up.
   • The same problems come up every time.
 5. if a job or an opportunity comes up, it becomes available:
   • A vacancy has come up in the accounts department.
 6. to be dealt with in a law court:
   • Your case comes up next week.
 7. be coming up to be going to happen soon:
   • With Christmas coming up, few people have much money to spare.
 8. if the sun or moon comes up, it moves up into the sky where you can see it SYN rise:
   • It was six o'clock, and the sun was just coming up.
 9. if a plant comes up, it begins to appear above the ground:
   • The first spring bulbs are just coming up.
 10. if food comes up, it goes back through your mouth from your stomach after being swallowed ⇨ vomit
 11. coming (right) up! spoken used to say that food or drink will be ready very soon:
   • ‘Two Martinis, please.’ ‘Coming up!’