Phrasal Verbs with ‘up’ 3

Approaching or Not Running away

Catch up – To get to the same position as someone who is ahead of you. 

“Come on, catch up!”

Figuratively to get to the same point of understanding

“I need to catch up with my classmates”

Keep up – Maintain the same position as someone

“I’m keeping up with the other students in my class”

Turn up – To arrive (at a time or place that was not expected)

“Michael turned up at my house at 8 o’clock yesterday.”

Come up – used in passive voice to mean a time or appointment is approaching

“My driving test is coming up next week”

Own up –  to admit to something. To go to people a tell them what you have done

“I’m really sorry, I broke your laptop, I want to own up to this.”

Speak up – To raise your concerns about something (not staying quiet)

“I didn’t agree with what they were saying, so I decided to speak up”