tee up
phrasal verb
teed up; teeing up; tees up
golf
: to place (a ball) on a tee
It's time to tee up.
He teed the ball up.
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The pressure at the airport extended to a nearby air traffic control facility that tees up planes to land, Bryan Lehman, a manager at that facility, testified on Thursday.
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Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 1 Aug. 2025
The Giants couldn’t have gotten Webb a win in the 10th, but they were teed up for a feel-good walk-off.
—Christian Babcock, Mercury News, 30 July 2025
The result tees up a vote today by the full City Council, when aldermen could give a green light clearing the way for new garden apartments, attic-to-housing conversions and coach housing.
—Chicago Tribune, 16 July 2025
While Dennis and Carla lost out on Lydia (Lisa Kudrow) and Paul’s (Ray Romano) house, the couple bought a nearby property, with the finale teeing up a mystery surrounding Carla’s billionaire father who secretly funded the purchase.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 2 July 2025
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Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 1 Aug. 2025
The Giants couldn’t have gotten Webb a win in the 10th, but they were teed up for a feel-good walk-off.
—Christian Babcock, Mercury News, 30 July 2025
The result tees up a vote today by the full City Council, when aldermen could give a green light clearing the way for new garden apartments, attic-to-housing conversions and coach housing.
—Chicago Tribune, 16 July 2025
While Dennis and Carla lost out on Lydia (Lisa Kudrow) and Paul’s (Ray Romano) house, the couple bought a nearby property, with the finale teeing up a mystery surrounding Carla’s billionaire father who secretly funded the purchase.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 2 July 2025
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“Tee up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tee%20up. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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