pairing up
Matching into twos
Pairing up is forming into twos, whether for collaboration, competition, or companionship.
Students pair up for lab exercises.
Dating apps facilitate pairing up.
The phrase emphasizes the process of coming together: We're pairing up for the three-legged race.
It can suggest temporary or circumstantial partnerships rather than permanent bonds.
- teaming upForming a cooperative unit
- matching upAligning corresponding items
- friendshipBond of mutual affection
- matingReproductive pairing behavior
- teamworkJoint effort toward shared aim
coupling · duality · partnership · cooperation · buddy system · lab partner · pollination · symbiosis · union · dance partner · bond · hooking up · double date · mutualism · reproduction · yin-yang · synergy · complementarity
pairing upgoing solo
Acting without partners
flying solo · going it alone · standing alone · being alone · massing
pairing upsplitting up
Dividing into parts
separating · breaking up · parting ways · divorcing · uncoupling
pairing upscattering
Distribution in many directions
dispersing · randomizing · disorganizing · isolating · fragmenting