joined up

• joined-up (attributive adjective)

joined up (comparative more joined up, superlative most joined up)

1. (handwriting) cursive

   Yesterday, the class started to learn joined-up writing.

2. (often sarcastic) coherent
3. (politics) coordinated across government departments

   The government do not have a joined-up policy on education.

   • 2022 November 30, Paul Bigland, “Destination Oban: a Sunday in Scotland”, in RAIL, number 971, page 79:

     Sadly, we need joined-up thinking and action from government - one thing that's been in short supply.

• The term is most often used to children regarding their ability to write cursively, hence the sarcastic use to adults in other settings.

joined up

1. simple past and past participle of join up