Meaning & use
follow-up
An action, message, or event that continues, checks on, or builds upon something done earlier.
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The doctor scheduled a follow-up to check how well the treatment was working.
She sent a quick follow-up email after the meeting to confirm the next steps.
A note on using this word
Follow-up is written as one hyphenated word as a noun or adjective, but as two words in the verb phrase 'follow up on something'.
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