What does 'bring along' mean in a meeting invite?

'Bring along' in a meeting invite means you should prepare and include something extra—like documents, notes, or questions—when you attend the meeting.

Can I use 'bring along' for people, not just things?

Yes. You can bring along a colleague or teammate to a meeting. For example: 'I'll bring along Maria since she knows the system.'

Is 'bring along' formal or casual?

'Bring along' is neutral. It works in both casual team chats and semi-formal meeting invites. It sounds friendly and inclusive.

What's the difference between 'bring' and 'bring along'?

'Bring along' emphasizes inclusion—something extra that might be helpful. 'Bring' is simpler and more direct. Both are correct.

Where does the object go with 'bring along'?

For nouns, put the object after 'bring along': 'Bring along the report.' For pronouns, put it in the middle: 'Bring it along.'

What Does "Bring Along" Mean? | Speak Tech English

Commonness
Versatility
Formality	CasualFormalNeutral
Spoken ↔ Written	SpokenWrittenBoth
Directness ↔ Diplomatic	DirectDiplomaticNeutral
Region

Say it like this

✓Feel free to bring along any relevant documentation.

✓Can you bring along the latest metrics to the meeting?

✓I'll bring along Sarah since she worked on this feature.

✓Bring along your notes from the last sprint.

✓Should I bring along the mockups?

Real examples

Standup

"I'll bring along the deployment checklist in case we need to review it."

Slack message

"Feel free to bring along any questions you have for the architect."

GitHub PR

"Bringing along the related test coverage report for context."

Jira ticket

"Please bring along the error logs when we discuss this bug."

Retrospective

"Bring along your ideas for improving our code review process."

Sprint planning

"Can everyone bring along their capacity estimates for next week?"

Pair programming

"I'll bring along the documentation so we can reference it."

Don't say this

✕I will bring along to the meeting the report.

✓I will bring along the report to the meeting.— The object (the report) should come directly after 'bring along', not after the destination.

✕Please bring along.

✓Please bring along any questions you have.— 'Bring along' needs an object. Say what to bring.

✕I brought along him to the standup.

✓I brought him along to the standup.— With pronouns (him, her, it), put the pronoun between 'bring' and 'along'.

Other forms

base form

bring along

"Bring along your notes."

past tense

brought along

"She brought along the specs."

present continuous

bringing along

"I'm bringing along a teammate."

infinitive

to bring along

"Remember to bring along the data."

Often used with

bring along documentationCommon in meeting contexts

bring along questionsUsed when inviting discussion

bring along a colleagueInviting someone else to join

bring along notesPreparing for a review or discussion

bring along ideasUsed in brainstorming or retro settings

Similar words

bringSimpler but less inclusive-sounding

includeMore formal, often for written contexts

take with youSimilar meaning, slightly more casual

bring withSame meaning, less common phrasing

Opposites

leave behindexcludeomitforget

Practice

Try it

4 quick exercises

Choose the most natural sentence

1. You want a teammate to prepare questions for a meeting.

Bring along any questions to the meeting.Bring questions along to meeting.Bring along to the meeting questions.

Find the mistake

2. I brought along her to the demo.

No mistake'Brought along her' should be 'brought her along''Demo' should be 'demonstration'

Fill in the blank

3. Feel free to _____ any relevant documentation to the meeting.

Rewrite more naturally

4. Please include the error logs when you come to the bug review.

More words

bring up follow up loop in sync up get back to reach out

Questions

Quick poll

Have you said "bring along" in a standup this week?

Want more structured practice like this? Our English for Programmers course covers real workplace English in depth.

Your badges

XLinkedIn

← Back to home