Meanings
present singular third person comes up to · participle present coming up to · past came up to
- transitiveTo approach.
We're coming up to the end of the night, so please finish your glasses.
1 more example
The motorman had reduced speed to little more than walking pace as we approached the signal, and had the brakes released as we came up to it.
1959 October 28, O. S. Nock, “British Locomotive Practice and Performance”, in Railway Magazine, page 703 - transitiveTo meet expectations.
The outcome didn't come up to our hopes for the project.
- transitiveTo reach a certain height.
You have to come up to this line to ride this rollercoaster.
Synonyms & antonyms
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
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come up to. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/come%20up%20to
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