Other forms: follow-ups
A follow-up is a later piece returning to an earlier story. Write a follow-up, a follow-up call, the follow-up appointment.
In journalism the follow-up is where the real work often is, since the first report is written before anybody knows much. In medicine, follow-up is the checking of a patient after treatment, and losing patients to follow-up is a standing problem in research.
1nounfollow-upA later piece or action returning to an earlier one.
“The doctor booked a follow-up appointment for next month to check the wound.”
follow-up is a later action.
Deverbal from follow up.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA