buzz up

verb

To allow entrance into a building from a higher floor by triggering an electronic lock.

“I'll be back in ten minutes; can you buzz me up then?”

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Meanings

verbbuzz up (third-person singular simple present buzzes up, present participle buzzing up, simple past and past participle buzzed up)

present singular third person buzzes up · participle present buzzing up · participle past buzzed up · past buzzed up

  1. transitiveTo allow entrance into a building from a higher floor by triggering an electronic lock.

    I'll be back in ten minutes; can you buzz me up then?

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APA

buzz up. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/buzz%20up

MLA

“buzz up.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/buzz%20up. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “buzz up,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/buzz%20up.

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