In plain English
It refers to something that happens later, not during the meeting itself. This later step can be either communication or action, and it keeps work moving on the matters that were discussed or agreed.
In context
Here, follow-up names the later communication or action after the meeting that continues work on what was discussed or agreed there.
- Situation
- Collaborating remotely through projects, tasks, meetings, handoffs, and approvals
- What it communicates
- names continued communication or action after the meeting
Meaning limits
The term itself does not say what the later step will be, only that it comes after the meeting and continues those matters.
Examples
“The next morning, Lena sent a follow-up about the checks the team had agreed to make at the safety meeting.”
“A warehouse inspection was the follow-up to their brief meeting about the damaged boxes.”