coming up with

Verb

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

1. (idiomatic, transitive) To manage to produce, deliver, or present (something) by inventing, creating, thinking of, or obtaining it.
   • How can you come up with such brilliant ideas?
2. (idiomatic, transitive) To reach or overtake.

   Synonyms:

   catch up with

3. (idiomatic, transitive) Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see come, up, with.
   • He came up with a bag of rice, having it carried it up from downstairs.