Follow-Up-Follow-Up-Followup | Commonly Confused Words

Follow up

/ˈfɒləʊʌp/

To take further action after an initial contact or activity

/ˈfɑːloʊ ʌp/

A subsequent action or response meant to continue or complete a previous one

Follow up and follow-up are often confused due to their similar appearance and pronunciation.
Follow up is a verb phrase, indicating an action you perform or need to perform.
Follow-up, with a hyphen, is a noun or adjective, usually describing something done after an initial action or the effort to ensure a previous action's success.
If youre talking about the action of continuing something, use follow up'.
When youre referring to the thing or event itself, like a follow-up appointment, use follow-up'.