come upverb

• 1

  To emerge or become known, especially unexpectedly.

  • Unless anything comes up, I'll be there every day this week.
• 2

  To be revealed to have a certain value, quality, or status.

  • The movie didn't come up to our expectations.
  • Hey look Ma, I made it / Hey look Ma, I made it / Everything's comin' up aces, aces / If it's a dream, don't wake me, don't wake me
• 3

  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.
  • Be ready for when your turn comes up.
• 4

  To appear (before a judge or court).

  • He came up before a judge and was fined a thousand dollars.
• 5

  To draw near in time.

  • The summer holidays are coming up.
• 6

  To approach a time or scheduled event.

  • We're coming up on the interview in the last half-hour of the program.
  • In 1883, the contract came up for renewal, the L.N.W.R. received it, and the City of Dublin Steam Packet Company was set aside. But there was a certain miasma of secrecy about the affair, so that many, especially in Ireland, looked for information and insisted on getting it.
• 7

  To reach in height.

  • You have to come up to here to ride this roller-coaster.
  • He only comes up around this high.
• 8

  To rise (above the horizon).

  • It'll be warmer once the sun comes up.

come upnoun

• 1

  An opportunity

  • I'm gonna pop some tags Only got 20$ in my pocket I'm, I'm, I'm huntin', lookin' for a come up This is fucking awesome