Phrase guide

sync up

verb · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Sound

Pronunciation

Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.

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1

verb

Meaning 1

To synchronize.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: ambitransitive, informal

Examples

  • Many people believe in menstrual synchrony, the idea that women's menstrual periods sometimes sync up when they work closely together, but the scientific methodology for confirming its existence remains weaker than many assume.
  • They asked us to sync up our proposed conference dates and submit our answer by next Tuesday.

Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

To synchronize.

To synchronize (footage) so that the audio and video components play together in correct alignment.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: ambitransitive, informal, transitive

Topics: broadcasting, media, television

Examples

  • You could tell that the video and the audio hadn't been synced up properly, so watching the movie was kind of annoying.

Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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