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to team up

to team up

95 2.5
Join with other people or groups to work together on a goal
  • phrasal verb
  • /tim ʌp/
translation icon : unirse (a)
  • The students decided to team up for the science competition to combine their skills.
  • team up with others
  • team up to develop
  • team up with scientists

So I decided to team up with Eloquent again.

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Examples

  • Maybe we can team up on this harassment thing together.

  • The Early Notes music learning portal has teamed up with SesameStreet.com to create a special interactive music learning environment.

    Academic text (2001)
  • So, you know, we might like team up just to to shut him up.

  • Question is, when Charlie and Frank team up, what do they call themselves?

  • Now, can I team up with my competition?

  • And then you team up and you make something really exciting.

  • We can team up if you want.

  • For example, EOE and Community Service team up to offer environmental service projects.

    Academic text (2005)
  • Several times a year, we team up to drive educational points home in an unforgettable fashion.

    Academic text (2007)
  • And we are thrilled because we are teaming up with Oprah Daily for an ongoing partnership.

Synonyms

to work together
vsto team up
728 2.7

To do something with other people to reach the same goal

focuses on the act of joining people to reach one shared goal
to cooperate
vsto team up
543 3.3

To work together with other people to reach the same goal

emphasizes simply joining together rather than formal role sharing
to come together
vsto team up
274 2.7

Join with others to work for the same goal

is more about actively joining to work toward a specific goal
to team
vsto team up
142 2.5

To join with others to work together for a purpose

describes joining with others to work toward a shared goal
to get together
vsto team up
  • Informal
118 2.8

To bring people together for a meeting or activity

implies actually joining to work together toward a shared goal
to collaborate
vsto team up
96 4.6

To work with other people to reach a shared goal

is broader, applying to any joint effort not only creative work
to pitch in
vsto team up
58 3.3

Join others to give work, help, or money for a shared task

involves formally joining with people to work together toward one goal
to join forces
vsto team up
57 3.4

To work together with others to achieve a common goal

is the general act of joining with others to reach a shared goal
to pull together
vsto team up
50 3.4

Gather people or things and organize them to reach a goal

is simpler, meaning just to join with others for a goal
to band together
vsto team up
34 3.1

Join with other people to work together for a common purpose

is mainly about joining to work together on a shared objective
to stand together
vsto team up
33 3.4

To join others to support the same cause

focuses on working together toward a concrete shared goal rather than only support
to join hands
vsto team up
24 2.7

To work together with others for the same goal

is the act of joining rather than stressing mutual support specifically
to synergize
vsto team up
2 6.7

To work together with others to get better results than alone

is about joining to work together without implying an extra combined benefit
to league together
vsto team up
1 4.6

To join with others to reach a common goal

is a general joining act without stressing formal alliance or structure
to squad up
vsto team up
  • Jargon
1 8.9

To form a small team to play together in an online game

is broader, applying to joining any people or groups to work together

Antonyms

to go it alone
  • Informal
26 5.3

To do something without help from other people

How United

to unite
2.1
to team up
95 2.5
to join
1.0
to get together
  • Informal
644 2.0

Surface Forms

team up infinitive
teamed up past
teamed up past participle
teaming up present participle
teams up third person singular

Morphology

team + up

The meaning 'to join with one or more people to work together' is directly derivable from 'team' (to combine efforts) plus the particle 'up' which here signals coming together/formation. This verb+particle composition is a common, compositional pattern (and has clear parallels in other languages), so a B1 learner who knows the constituents should be able to infer the MWE meaning.

Etymology

Team up comes from the image of people forming a single team and standing up together to work on a task. So, to team up means 'to join with others to work together'.