cropping up
Starting to emerge
Cropping up describes something appearing or occurring unexpectedly, often repeatedly or in scattered instances.
Problems crop up during projects, questions crop up in conversation, weeds crop up in gardens.
The phrase suggests emergence rather than deliberate introduction: Her name keeps cropping up in the investigation.
New issues cropped up just before launch.
- resurfaceAppear again after absence
- emergeCome out into view
- appearBecome perceptible to sight
- popping upAppearing suddenly, unexpectedly
- springing upAppearing suddenly, unexpectedly
materialize · making an appearance · occur · come up · arising · coming up · bubbling up · sprouting · coming to light · manifest · unexpected · out of the blue · showing up · develop · intruding · sudden · startling · jarring
- happeningshappenings, happening, event, occurrence, events
- emergenceemergence, appearing, surfacing, self-organization, arising
appearance vs. disappearance
cropping upvanishing
Ceasing to be visible
disappearing · fading away · dying out · going away · dropping off