come up — be mentioned (in conversation or discussion)
phrasal verbB2IELTS 6+neutralcommon
to be talked about or brought into a conversation or meeting.
Say it like a native
Textbook Your proposal was raised during the discussion.
Native Your proposal came up in the meeting.
For a topic surfacing in talk, 'come up' is natural; 'was raised during the discussion' is minutes-speak.
Pattern: come up (subject: topic, issue, question)
In use
- Your name came up during the meeting yesterday.study
- When I was interviewed for the job, the topic of teamwork came up several times.IELTS speaking
Common mistake
✗ The subject came up to the conversation.
✓ The subject came up in the conversation.
Topics come up 'in' a conversation, not 'to' it.
Common collocations
come up + in talk— in conversation, at the meeting, your name, the subject
Don't confuse it
Different from 'bring up', which means to introduce a topic on purpose.
Related
- come up (arise (of a problem, opportunity, or situation)) — Another meaning of 'come up' is 'arise (of a problem, opportunity, or situation)'; compare the examples to keep the meanings separate.