follow up on (something)
idiom
chiefly US
1
: to try to get more information about (something)
The police followed up on the leads.
2
: to do something in response to (something) : to take appropriate action about (something)
He says that the police failed to follow up on his complaints.
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Often, lawyers will use that time to follow up on things raised in earlier questioning or zero in on concerns about potential biases.
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Jennifer Peltz, Chicago Tribune, 15 Apr. 2025
Speaking with Deadline in the days leading up to Black Mirror‘s Season 7 premiere on April 10, Brooker told us the idea to follow up on the Star Trek-esque episode that starred Jesse Plemons, Cristin Milioti and Michaela Coel had been percolating almost immediately upon its conclusion.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 4 Apr. 2025
In 2019, convinced that this cancer signal was real, Diana Bianchi, director of the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, began a study intended to provide clearer guidance to labs and clinicians about how and when to follow up on these atypical results.
—Laura Hercher, Scientific American, 24 Mar. 2025
Frank Holland will follow up on the stock Friday on CNBC TV.
—Jason Gewirtz, CNBC, 20 Mar. 2025
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Jennifer Peltz, Chicago Tribune, 15 Apr. 2025
Speaking with Deadline in the days leading up to Black Mirror‘s Season 7 premiere on April 10, Brooker told us the idea to follow up on the Star Trek-esque episode that starred Jesse Plemons, Cristin Milioti and Michaela Coel had been percolating almost immediately upon its conclusion.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 4 Apr. 2025
In 2019, convinced that this cancer signal was real, Diana Bianchi, director of the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, began a study intended to provide clearer guidance to labs and clinicians about how and when to follow up on these atypical results.
—Laura Hercher, Scientific American, 24 Mar. 2025
Frank Holland will follow up on the stock Friday on CNBC TV.
—Jason Gewirtz, CNBC, 20 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for follow up on (something)
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“Follow up on (something).” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/follow%20up%20on%20%28something%29. Accessed 21 Apr. 2025.
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