follow-up
Later status inquiry
Follow-up is something that continues or extends what came before.
A follow-up appointment checks on progress after an initial visit.
A follow-up question pursues a topic further.
As a verb (often unhyphenated), to follow up means to take further action: I'll follow up with you next week.
The phrase implies completion or persistence—making sure something doesn't fall through the cracks.
Scheduled time for something
- consultationMeeting seeking expert guidance
- checkupRoutine health evaluation
- visitTrip to see another
- examinationMethodical assessment or review
referral · aftercare · outpatient · screening · monitoring · prognosis · bloodwork · imaging
Act of proceeding further
- installmentPeriodic partial payment
- part twoSubsequent section of series
- episodeSerialized content unit
- chapterDivision of a book
series · franchise · spinoff · prequel · trilogy · saga · cliffhanger · arc
Digital written communication
- letterWritten symbol or message
- callContact by phone
- messageTransmitted communication
- memoBrief internal message
reply · response · inquiry · reminder · notification · voicemail · outreach · contact
Work to be done
- reminderMemory aid
- deadlineTime limit for completion
- checklistItemized verification guide
- agendaFormal discussion list
assignment · to-do · deliverable · accountability · tracking · status · pending · outstanding
Request for information
- probeThorough examination or tool
- researchSystematic fact-finding effort
- examinationMethodical assessment or review
- auditFormal accounts examination
review · analysis · questioning · interrogation · deposition · testimony · discovery · surveillance
Results following an event
- resultWhat follows a cause
- outcomeFinal result of events
- repercussionIndirect result of action
- ramificationSecondary consequence of action
effect · impact · fallout · development · implication · upshot · reaction · response
appointment
Scheduled time for something
- consultationMeeting seeking expert guidance
- checkupRoutine health evaluation
- visitTrip to see another
examination · referral · aftercare · outpatient · screening · monitoring · prognosis · bloodwork · imaging · biopsy
continuation
Act of proceeding further
- installmentPeriodic partial payment
- part twoSubsequent section of series
- episodeSerialized content unit
chapter · series · franchise · spinoff · prequel · trilogy · saga · cliffhanger · arc · storyline
Digital written communication
memo · reply · response · inquiry · reminder · notification · voicemail · outreach · contact · ping
task
Work to be done
agenda · assignment · to-do · deliverable · accountability · tracking · status · pending · outstanding · completion
inquiry
Request for information
- probeThorough examination or tool
- researchSystematic fact-finding effort
- examinationMethodical assessment or review
audit · review · analysis · questioning · interrogation · deposition · testimony · discovery · surveillance · tracking
aftermath
Results following an event
- resultWhat follows a cause
- outcomeFinal result of events
- repercussionIndirect result of action
ramification · effect · impact · fallout · development · implication · upshot · reaction · response · backlash
story
Account of events
- reportFormal written findings
- articleWritten piece or grammatical word
- updateNew version or information
segment · interview · coverage · feature · investigation · exclusive · scoop · headline · column · editorial
- healthcaredoctors, nurses, hospitals, hospital, clinic
- job huntingresumes, cover letters, CV, curriculum vitae, references
- sequelssequel, continuation
- coaching skillsactive listening, goal setting, feedback, rapport building, empathy
- doctor tasksdiagnosis, treatment, prescribing, patient care, physical exams
- healthcare planningcare plan, treatment plan, goals of care, care coordinator, care team
follow-uporiginal
First or inventive
initial · initial contact · opening · first attempt · preliminary
follow-upclosure
Sense of emotional resolution
conclusion · finalization · wrap-up · resolution · completion