clock up
phrasal verb
clocked up; clocking up; clocks up
chiefly British
: to gain or reach (a particular number or amount)
Our company clocked up a record number of sales this year.
Examples of clock up in a Sentence
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Doak, who made his Scotland debut against Poland last September, has clocked up 1,787 minutes of senior football in England’s second tier.
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James Pearce, The Athletic, 6 Feb. 2025
For the first time in three years, the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists moved the metaphorical clock up one second to 89 seconds before midnight, the theoretical doomsday mark.
—Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 28 Jan. 2025
Season 2 of Paatal Lok could well be among 2025’s first breakout hits, with views clocking up in its home country and top-10 lists being cracked in others.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 28 Jan. 2025
Mittens the cat has clocked up lots of extra air miles after mistakenly flying between New Zealand and Australia three times in 24 hours.
—Gabrielle Rockson, People.com, 22 Jan. 2025
Dad's tape measure proves a real winner, clocking up nine minutes of play time, as does the airplane cookie package, some tape and dangling twine and a large blue tape roll.
—Raul A. Reyes, Newsweek, 22 Jan. 2025
Meanwhile, on the Moon, some firsts were being clocked up in 2024.
—David Szondy, New Atlas, 18 Jan. 2025
Her Instagram reel has clocked up 3.6 million views and received over 2,000 comments.
—Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 8 Jan. 2025
Eleven of the 17 players who have clocked up the most minutes this season are 25 or under.
—James Horncastle, The Athletic, 24 Dec. 2024
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James Pearce, The Athletic, 6 Feb. 2025
For the first time in three years, the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists moved the metaphorical clock up one second to 89 seconds before midnight, the theoretical doomsday mark.
—Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 28 Jan. 2025
Season 2 of Paatal Lok could well be among 2025’s first breakout hits, with views clocking up in its home country and top-10 lists being cracked in others.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 28 Jan. 2025
Mittens the cat has clocked up lots of extra air miles after mistakenly flying between New Zealand and Australia three times in 24 hours.
—Gabrielle Rockson, People.com, 22 Jan. 2025
Dad's tape measure proves a real winner, clocking up nine minutes of play time, as does the airplane cookie package, some tape and dangling twine and a large blue tape roll.
—Raul A. Reyes, Newsweek, 22 Jan. 2025
Meanwhile, on the Moon, some firsts were being clocked up in 2024.
—David Szondy, New Atlas, 18 Jan. 2025
Her Instagram reel has clocked up 3.6 million views and received over 2,000 comments.
—Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 8 Jan. 2025
Eleven of the 17 players who have clocked up the most minutes this season are 25 or under.
—James Horncastle, The Athletic, 24 Dec. 2024
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“Clock up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/clock%20up. Accessed 19 Feb. 2025.
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