phrasal verb · neutral
come up for
UK/kʌm ʌp fɔː/US/kʌm ʌp fɔːr/COME·up·for
to be scheduled for consideration or renewal; to be presented for discussion
Examples
“Her case comes up for review next month.”
“The proposal came up for discussion at yesterday's meeting.”
“My contract comes up for renewal in June.”
Band 8 sentence
“The proposal will come up for parliamentary debate next Tuesday, so stakeholders are preparing briefs.”
Collocations
- come up for review/renewal/discussion
- come up for election
Word family
Common mistakes
My contract comes up next month.→My contract comes up for renewal next month.
The topic came up for last meeting.→The topic came up for discussion at last meeting.
Say it for a higher band
5be scheduled→6be up for→7+come up for
Synonyms
be scheduled
be up for consideration
Easily confused
come up
“An important issue came up just before the presentation.”
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