followup
followup — adjective
1. describing a meeting, message, study, or task that comes after an earlier one an
describing a meeting, message, study, or task that comes after an earlier one and builds on what happened the first time
Christopher sent a short followup email to the client the next morning.
attributive: followup + email
The team scheduled a followup meeting to review the changes from last week.
collocation: followup meeting
Researchers in Oslo published a followup study three years after the original trial.
Owen asked a few followup questions after the candidate finished her presentation.
- subsequent
more formal; describes anything that comes after, not specifically continuing earlier work
- supplementary
adds extra material rather than continuing or checking on earlier work
- initial
the first one rather than a later one
文法句型
followup + noun
用法筆記
Almost always used before a noun (attributive). Rarely appears after a linking verb such as 'be'.
常見錯誤
2. describing a visit, call, or appointment whose purpose is to check on someone, e
describing a visit, call, or appointment whose purpose is to check on someone, especially a patient, after earlier treatment or contact
Nadia booked a followup appointment with her dentist for the next month.
collocation: followup appointment
The clinic in Taichung makes followup calls to every patient after surgery.
collocation: followup calls (medical)
Doctors recommended a followup visit six weeks after the cast came off.
Social workers carried out a followup check on the children every two weeks.
- monitoring
broader; suggests ongoing watching rather than a single later visit
文法句型
followup + noun (visit, appointment, call)
用法筆記
Distinguish from sense 1: this sense focuses on monitoring a person's condition or situation, while sense 1 covers any later work that builds on an earlier task.
followup — noun
1. an action, message, or piece of work done after an earlier one in order to conti
an action, message, or piece of work done after an earlier one in order to continue it, complete it, or build on it
Jessica wrote a quick followup to her message after waiting two days for a reply.
pattern: a followup to + noun
The director released a followup to her hit film about the Lagos music scene.
pattern: a followup to + noun
Sara's quick followup with each new client led to three repeat orders last quarter.
As a followup, Ada sent each guest a thank-you card and a small photo.
- sequel
usually for books, films, or events; a followup is broader and more everyday
- continuation
stresses keeping the same thing going; a followup can be a separate, related action
文法句型
a followup to + noun
as a followup
用法筆記
Often appears with the preposition 'to': 'a followup to <the earlier thing>'. Can also be uncountable when it means the general practice of staying in touch after a first contact, as in business or sales.
常見錯誤
2. a later medical visit or call to see how someone is recovering after an illness,
a later medical visit or call to see how someone is recovering after an illness, injury, or course of treatment
Tanvi returned to the Delhi hospital for a six-month followup after knee surgery.
pattern: for a followup
The cancer patients in the trial come in for regular followup every three months.
collocation: regular followup
Heloísa missed her followup with the eye doctor and rebooked it for next month.
Long-term followup of the patients showed that the new drug worked well.
- checkup
a routine health check; a followup is tied to a specific earlier illness or treatment
文法句型
followup with + person
for + followup
用法筆記
Distinguish from sense 1: this sense is specifically medical and refers to seeing or contacting a patient again, not to any later piece of work.
3. a news article or report that gives fresh information about something already co
a news article or report that gives fresh information about something already covered in an earlier story
The reporter wrote a followup to last week's story about the missing fishing boat.
pattern: a followup to + noun
Readers asked the paper for a followup once the trial in Sydney finally ended.
context: news domain
Jin filed a followup the next morning with new details from the police.
The magazine's followup revealed how the small village had recovered one year later.
- update
broader; an update can be a single sentence, while a followup is usually a full new story
文法句型
a followup to + noun
用法筆記
Belongs to journalism. Unlike sense 1, it always names a published news item, not just any later piece of work.