comes up

Verb

come up (third-person singular simple present comes up, present participle coming up, simple past came up, past participle 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.

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