set up a meeting

Meaning

To organize, arrange, or schedule a business discussion or appointment between two or more people. It involves deciding on a mutually convenient time, date, and location (or online link).

Examples

• I will set up a meeting with the design team for next Tuesday.

  I will set up a meeting with the design team for next Tuesday.

• Could you please set up a meeting with the new client to discuss the contract?

  Could you please set up a meeting with the new client to discuss the contract?

• We need to set up a quick Zoom meeting to go over the project updates.

  We need to set up a quick Zoom meeting to go over the project updates.

• She set up a meeting between the two managers to resolve the issue.

  She set up a meeting between the two managers to resolve the issue.

• Let's set up a meeting once everyone is back from their summer vacation.

  Let's set up a meeting once everyone is back from their summer vacation.

Common Mistakes

• ✗ I want to open a meeting for tomorrow.

  ✓ I want to set up a meeting for tomorrow.

  You 'set up', 'schedule', or 'arrange' a meeting. You do not 'open' a meeting unless you are literally starting the discussion in the room.

• ✗ Let's set up meeting with the team.

  ✓ Let's set up a meeting with the team.

  'Meeting' is a countable noun and requires an article like 'a' or a determiner like 'our'.

Related Expressions

Practice

• Can you ___ with the marketing department to discuss the new campaign?

  💡 Arrange a time to discuss.

  Show answer

  set up a meeting

• I will send a calendar invite once I ___ with the director.

  💡 Organize a discussion.

  Show answer

  set up a meeting