up to
preposition
1
—used as a function word to indicate extension as far as a specified place
sank up to his knees in the mud
2
—used as a function word to indicate a limit or boundary
up to 50,000 copies a month
worked up to the last minute
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Richardson has been unable to live up to the hype of being a No. 4 overall pick.
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Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 June 2025
Here, a barista pedals up to your pavilion by bicycle, ready to handcraft your perfect brew in front of you.
—Nicole Trilivas, Forbes.com, 6 June 2025
There was even a right royal visit, with King Charles III rocking up to chat with John Lennon’s son Julian and Yellowstone star Mo Brings Plenty, of all people.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 6 June 2025
Jeff Bezos—the owner of the Washington Post, whose many other business interests are very dependent on the federal government—has interfered with his paper’s opinion pages in ways that have been widely interpreted as sucking up to Trump, and of which Trump has expressed explicit approval.
—Jon Allsop, New Yorker, 6 June 2025
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Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 June 2025
Here, a barista pedals up to your pavilion by bicycle, ready to handcraft your perfect brew in front of you.
—Nicole Trilivas, Forbes.com, 6 June 2025
There was even a right royal visit, with King Charles III rocking up to chat with John Lennon’s son Julian and Yellowstone star Mo Brings Plenty, of all people.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 6 June 2025
Jeff Bezos—the owner of the Washington Post, whose many other business interests are very dependent on the federal government—has interfered with his paper’s opinion pages in ways that have been widely interpreted as sucking up to Trump, and of which Trump has expressed explicit approval.
—Jon Allsop, New Yorker, 6 June 2025
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“Up to.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/up%20to. Accessed 9 Jun. 2025.
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