to crop up

Examples

• All

• Problems like this have been cropping up more and more frequently as the station ages.

• "You know," he said, frowning, "your name will probably crop up in the newspaper accounts of the inquest."

  Fiction book (1993)

• But these issues still crop up from time to time.

• While I was doing other sets, this would always crop up.

  Dark Shadows (2012)

• Problems that are worked on as they crop up take less time to deal with.

  Academic text (2007)

• In fact, some of the most significant differences between them crop up in this analysis.

  Academic text (1997)

• We have some vacancies crop up of late.

  Eat Locals (2017)

• Something rather interesting has just cropped up.

  Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964)

• Remarkably, similar sentiments seemed to crop up in what is taken as the political "mainstream."

  Blog text (8)

• The question of what it is to be Danish, Swedish, or Norwegian crops up incessantly in politics and the media.

  Academic text (1999)

Synonyms

C

to come up

vsto crop up

896 2.6

To be mentioned in a discussion

is about sudden occurrences often as problems or chances

C

to come along

vsto crop up

183 3.0

To appear or arrive when you do not expect it

covers sudden events broadly, not only availability or offers

T

to turn up

vsto crop up

177 2.0

To appear after being lost or when not expected

is about unexpected happenings rather than physical arrival or return

P

to pop up

vsto crop up

144 3.5

Appear suddenly and briefly when you are not expecting it

happen suddenly and may be more lasting or serious

C

to come about

vsto crop up

105 4.0

To happen, often by chance or without planning

is similar but emphasizes suddenness and practical problems or chances

S

to spring up

vsto crop up

43 3.3

To appear quickly in a place, often as new shops or cafes

is about sudden events but often framed as problems or chances

C

to come out of the woodwork

vsto crop up

• Informal

20 7.2

To appear suddenly after being hidden or not active

is similar in suddenness but not tied to prior hiding or inactivity

B

to bob up

vsto crop up

1 4.9

Appear suddenly and without warning

refers to the same suddenness but often for issues or opportunities

B

to burst upon

vsto crop up

1 6.1

Suddenly appear in a place or in someone's mind and surprise people

is similar but less focused on dramatic impact and more general

Antonyms

D

to disappear

∞ 1.0

To stop being seen or to no longer be there

How Suddenly

to spring up

43 3.3

to crop up

20 4.3

to occur

770 2.0

to come up

896 2.6

to arise

333 3.3

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology