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Anonymous Posted 12 years ago
Vocabulary

come up

Hello!
I'm going to my friend, will be there in a few minutes and here he calls me to ask when I come. What is the common way?:
I'm approaching
or
I'm coming up
Thanks.
  

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Anonymous the common way You can safely forget anything with "approaching" or "coming up". Use any of these, or a combination of them. I'm on my way.

  • Anonymous the common way You can safely forget anything with "approaching" or "coming up".
  • Use any of these, or a combination of them.
  • I'm on my way.
  • I'm almost there.
  • I'll be there in a few minutes.
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Anonymousthe common way
You can safely forget anything with "approaching" or "coming up".
Use any of these, or a combination of them.

I'm on my way.
I'm almost there.
I'll be there in a few minutes.
I should be there in a few minutes.

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Don't you ever use "come up"?
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AnonymousDon't you ever use "come up"?
Yes, but not in the situation you described. It's usually like "show up", "appear", "come into view", "occur", "come to one's attention".

Why isn't John here today?
I don't know. Something came up, and he had to leave.

Did you ask her about her recent divorce?
No.

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