Meaning trap
open up
make access possible
To make something available, accessible, or ready for use; to allow entry or opportunity.
Don't mix these meanings
Same phrase, different job.
To make something available, accessible, or ready for use; to allow entry or opportunity.
Another meaning of 'open up' is 'talk honestly'; compare the examples to keep the meanings separate.
Hear it in context
Notice where the phrase sounds natural.
The new train line will open up the region to more tourists.
Technology has opened up many new ways for people to work from home, which was not possible in the past.
Fix the pattern
One small grammar move makes it sound right.
Not: The cafe opens up at 8.
Say: The cafe opens at 8.
For daily opening hours just say 'open' — 'open up' adds the feel of unlocking for the first time of day (informal).
Which sounds natural?
Tap the one a native speaker would say.
'Open up' is the everyday verb for making a place or market accessible; 'renders accessible' is formal.
Build natural chunks
Words that usually travel with it.
open up + access
- new markets
- the region
- the building
- the route
Don't confuse it
Related
Other meanings and phrases to compare.
- open up (talk honestly) — Another meaning of 'open up' is 'talk honestly'; compare the examples to keep the meanings separate.