"Something has come up" vs something came up

Both phrases are correct and commonly used in English. They are interchangeable and convey the same meaning. The choice between 'something has come up' and 'something came up' depends on personal preference or the context in which they are used.

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"Something has come up"

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

This phrase is used to indicate that an unexpected event or situation has occurred or been discovered.

Examples:

I'm sorry, something has come up and I won't be able to make it to the meeting.
Can we reschedule? Something has come up and I need to deal with it.
I can't go out tonight, something has come up at work.

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Officer Goodarzy, something has come up and...
Something has come up, actually.
Something has come up with work.
Excuse me, Attorney, but something has come up.
Something has come up between me and my fiancée, Hailey.
Sherry, I'm afraid something has come up at work and you'll have to stay late with Liddy.
I'm terribly sorry, something has come up.
Something has come up that I'm hoping for your help with.
I had hoped to spend the entire morning together, but something has come up.
Something has come up and I need to tell people.
As I told you over the phone, Your Highness, something has come up.
I'm aware of that, but something has come up, and I'm afraid it can't wait.
But Dave, something has come up and I think we need to talk about it.
I'm supposed to meet with the director in the morning, but... unfortunately something has come up.
Something has come up that I have to deal with.
Something has come up and it requires me to have contact with Patty.
Something has come up that might be a silver lining to all of this.
Kristen, something has come up, and I won't be able to make it tonight.
I can, if something comes up.
Let me input this and see if something comes up.

Alternatives:

something came up
something unexpected has happened
an issue has arisen
an unforeseen circumstance has occurred
an event has popped up

something came up

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

This phrase is used to indicate that an unexpected event or situation has occurred or been discovered.

Examples:

I'm sorry, something came up and I won't be able to make it to the meeting.
Can we reschedule? Something came up and I need to deal with it.
I can't go out tonight, something came up at work.

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Last updated: November 11, 2024

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Apr 22, 2015 ... "Something came up" in Japanese ... I always use this in English to excuse myself from a planned meeting/meet up (professional or personal).
Oct 6, 2011 ... Something came up = an urgent matter arose with my family' = in my family. (family in the wider sense of grandparents, parents, uncles, aunts, cousins, ...
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Alternatives:

something has come up
something unexpected has happened
an issue has arisen
an unforeseen circumstance has occurred
an event has popped up

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