get up to
Third Person
gets up to
Present Participle
getting up to
Past Tense
got up to
Past Participle
gotten up to
1
to be involved in an activity, often something surprising or unpleasant
- We used to get up to all sorts of mischief as children.
- What will he get up to next is always a surprise!
- He got up to some serious trouble with the law.
- It's hard to predict what they will get up to in their spare time.
- She got up to a lot of fun while traveling abroad.
2
to reach a certain point or stage in an activity or process
- In the game, we got up to level 10 before taking a break.
- Our road trip got up to the halfway point when we stopped for lunch.
- The project got up to the testing phase before any issues were discovered.
- I got up to the last chapter of the novel before bedtime.
- The movie got up to the exciting climax, and then the power went out.