showing up
Making an appearance
Showing up means arriving or being present, especially when your presence matters: Half the battle is just showing up.
The phrase emphasizes reliability and effort over performance—you don't have to excel, just appear and participate.
To show someone up is different: it means to outperform them in a way that makes them look bad, or to expose their inadequacy.
Act of reaching destination
- entrancePoint of access
- appearanceOutward visible form
- approachWay of handling something
- emergenceComing into existence
entry · coming · materializing · turning up · walking in · pulling up · rolling in · popping in
Wholehearted loyalty to purpose
- reliabilityConsistent, predictable performance
- dependabilityConsistent trustworthy nature
- consistencyReliable adherence to standards
- faithfulnessDevoted loyalty maintained
steadfastness · loyalty · devotion · perseverance · determination · follow-through · accountability · conscientiousness
State of being somewhere
- turnoutNumber attending an event
- headcountTotal of individuals present
- rollcallAttendance-taking procedure
- registerRecord officially; vocal range
sign-in · gathering · crowd · audience · assembly · congregation · spectators · enrollment
Commitment to wed or attend
- involvementState of being engaged
- contributionSomething given to help
- presenceState of being somewhere
- joiningLinking into one
taking part · collaboration · cooperation · active · input · role · voice · inclusion
At the scheduled moment
- promptIncite to action
- timelyOccurring when appropriate
- earlyOccurring before expected
- promptnessTimeliness as habit
timeliness · schedule · deadline · clockwork · appointment · preparedness · readiness
Going beyond in quality
- outshiningSurpassing in brilliance
- outdoingSurpassing in performance
- eclipsingObscuring by surpassing
- upstagingOutshining a performer
besting · exceeding · outclassing · trumping · overshadowing · humiliating · embarrassing · exposing
arrival
Act of reaching destination
- entrancePoint of access
- appearanceOutward visible form
- approachWay of handling something
emergence · entry · coming · materializing · turning up · walking in · pulling up · rolling in · popping in · dropping by
dedication
Wholehearted loyalty to purpose
- reliabilityConsistent, predictable performance
- dependabilityConsistent trustworthy nature
- consistencyReliable adherence to standards
faithfulness · steadfastness · loyalty · devotion · perseverance · determination · follow-through · accountability · conscientiousness · responsibility
presence
State of being somewhere
- turnoutNumber attending an event
- headcountTotal of individuals present
- rollcallAttendance-taking procedure
register · sign-in · gathering · crowd · audience · assembly · congregation · spectators · enrollment · occupancy
engagement
Commitment to wed or attend
- involvementState of being engaged
- contributionSomething given to help
- presenceState of being somewhere
joining · taking part · collaboration · cooperation · active · input · role · voice · inclusion · interaction
on-time
At the scheduled moment
promptness · timeliness · schedule · deadline · clockwork · appointment · preparedness · readiness
surpassing
Going beyond in quality
- outshiningSurpassing in brilliance
- outdoingSurpassing in performance
- eclipsingObscuring by surpassing
upstaging · besting · exceeding · outclassing · trumping · overshadowing · humiliating · embarrassing · exposing
- stepping upstepping up, volunteering, taking action, rising up, responding
- ways to participateattending, joining, volunteering, competing, participating
- emergenceemergence, appearing, surfacing, self-organization, arising
- supportsupport, emotional support, moral support, support group, stand by
- attendanceattendance, present, absent, here, attendance sheet
- friendship actssharing, helping, listening, supporting, forgiving
showing upno-showing
Failing to attend as planned
missing · staying away · skipping · ditching · absent
showing upflaking
Shedding in layers
bailing · backing out · dropping the ball · ghosting · ditching
showing updisappearing
Ceasing to be visible
vanishing · hiding · withdrawing · fading away · lying low
show, shower, shown, showing, show up, shows, showed, upping, reshow