Meaning of "Bring up" in this sentence
Context:
"Joe had called Sam and David and asked them to meet him at his house. He had quickly brought them up to speed on his situation."

Question

Meaning of "Bring up" in this sentence
Context:
"Joe had called Sam and David and asked them to meet him at his house. He had quickly brought them up to speed on his situation."

Answer

"to bring (someone) up to speed" is a familiar expression.

"I brought him up to speed" 
means 
"I told them all that happened recently so that his knowledge is current".

a synonym is: "To be brought up to date"

the idea is that you 'bring him' from the past to the present by telling him what he has missed.

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jenisson,



bring them 'up to speed'.........cause them to be fully informed

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