come up

verb comes up · coming up · came up · come up

1. idiomatic, intransitive To emerge or become known, especially unexpectedly. Unless anything comes up, I'll be there every day this week.
2. intransitive To be revealed to have a certain value, quality, or status. The movie didn't come up to our expectations.
3. intransitive To come to attention and present oneself; to arrive or appear. At some point in the conversation my name came up, and I readily agreed to their proposition.
4. intransitive To appear (before a judge or court). He came up before a judge and was fined a thousand dollars.
5. intransitive To draw near in time. The summer holidays are coming up.
6. intransitive To approach a time or scheduled event. We're coming up on the interview in the last half-hour of the program.
7. intransitive To reach in height. You have to come up to here to ride this roller-coaster.
8. intransitive, of a heavenly body To rise (above the horizon). It'll be warmer once the sun comes up.
9. UK, intransitive, slang To begin to feel the effects of a recreational drug. I could tell from her expression that she was coming up already.
10. UK, intransitive To arrive at the university. (Compare go down, send down.)
11. intransitive, slang To happen or occur. His shift came up, so he had to go to work.
12. intransitive, slang To grow up; to experience a childhood. I came up in Baltimore.
13. intransitive, slang To do well or be successful. Watch out for him, he's been coming up lately.
14. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see come, up. I came up the ladder carefully, holding the bucket in my right hand.
15. intransitive To come towards; to approach. I was standing on the corner when Nick came up and asked for a cigarette.

Opposite: come down, go down

noun come ups

1. An opportunity I'm gonna pop some tags Only got 20$ in my pocket I'm, I'm, I'm huntin', lookin' for a come up This is fucking awesome