chase up
verb
chased up; chasing up; chases up
British
1
: to search for and find (someone or something)
Can you chase up those files for me?
2
: to contact or find (someone) usually in order to get something
His landlord had to chase him up for his rent.
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Think cold-calling a hiring manager to put in a good word, or emailing a recruiter to chase up an application their child never followed up on.
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Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 12 Mar. 2026
That ignited a high-speed chase up the Florida Turnpike, on Okeechobee Road and Interstate 75 - with gunfire being exchanged - and to the busy rush-hour streets of Pembroke Pines.
—Charles Rabin, Miami Herald, 22 Aug. 2025
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Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 12 Mar. 2026
That ignited a high-speed chase up the Florida Turnpike, on Okeechobee Road and Interstate 75 - with gunfire being exchanged - and to the busy rush-hour streets of Pembroke Pines.
—Charles Rabin, Miami Herald, 22 Aug. 2025
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“Chase up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chase%20up. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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