follow up

present singular third person follows up · participle present following up · participle past followed up · past followed up

1. intransitivetransitiveTo take further actions remaining after an event; to continue, revisit, or persist; especially, to maintain communication or verify.

   Send a letter, then follow up promptly with a telephone call.

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   With the hosts not able to find their passes - everything that went forward was too heavy or too short - Terry once again had to come to his side's rescue after Davies had brilliantly nodded into the path of Elmander, who followed up swiftly with a deflected shot.

   2010 December 29, Chris Whyatt, “Chelsea 1 - 0 Bolton”, in BBC Sport, archived from the original on 10 Apr 2012

   The US Securities and Exchange Commission alleged that Eli Lilly subsidiaries funnelled millions of dollars to government employees in other countries to secure business and did little to follow up on red flags.

   2012, Alan Rappeport, Financial Times, Eli Lilly settles bribery charges

   At the center of it all was Hu Shuo-Chieh, a decorated Taiwanese superstar who soon followed up his standout moment (his team would fall short in the finals) with an even more surprising move. In November, Mr. Hu, known in gaming as SwordArt, announced that he was leaving his base in China, […]

   2021 January 30, Kellen Browning, “They’re Flocking to America to Make a Fortune Playing Video Games”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 10 Feb 2021

   Synonyms: chase up, get back to, revert