Phrase: Show up

Phrasal Verb :  Show up

Meaning:

  • to arrive for a gathering or event
  • to arrive somewhere in order to join a group of people, especially late or unexpectedly

To show up somewhere is to be present at a place where someone is waiting for you. You might show up early or late to a meeting, and your boss will be glad if you show up to work on time every day. 

If you’re at a popular concert, thousands of people might show up. And if you had a plan to meet someone and they never made it, you could say: “They never showed up!”


Example Dialogue

A: How come you didn't show up yesterday?

B: I wasn't feeling well.

A: At least, you should have called me.

B: I'm sorry, I fell asleep.


Example Sentences

  • "We were expecting 30 people to come, but half of them never showed up."

  • "He probably won't show up."

  • "He might show up later, but I doubt it."

  • "I invited him for eight o'clock, but he didn't show up until nine-thirty."

  • "We waited until five o'clock, but he did not show up."

  • "The last thing she needed was for him to show up at her doorstep."
  • "What? Amber didn't show up again?"
  • "I'm glad you showed up tonight."
  • "Please don't show up at my house unannounced."
  • "You didn't show up at work yesterday."

Related expressions:

arrive 

  • "After a long day's travel, we finally arrived."

get

  • "What time did you get there?"

reach

  • "We won't reach Miami until evening."

make

  • "We made it to the airport just in time for our flight."

turn up

  • "She turned up at my house late one night."

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