come up to

To move nearer to a person or place, or get closer to a particular time.

• A man came up to me.
• We are coming up to the end of term.
• She came up to the desk and asked for help.

How to use it: come up to someone/something (A child came up to our table.)

Similar words: approach

Common phrases: come up to someone, come up to midnight

To be as good as the standard or result that someone expects.

• The service came up to our expectations.
• His work rarely comes up to the required standard.
• Did the hotel come up to your hopes?

How to use it: come up to expectations/a standard (The meal did not come up to our expectations.)

Similar words: meet, match, measure up to

Opposites: fall short of

Common phrases: come up to expectations, come up to standard

To reach a particular level or height.

• The snow comes up to my knees.
• Her head came up to his shoulder.
• Does the water come up to your waist?

How to use it: come up to something (The water came up to my knees.)

Similar words: reach

Common phrases: come up to here, come up to something