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clock up

British  

verb

  1. (tr, adverb) to record or register

    this car has clocked up 80 000 miles

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clock up Idioms  
  1. Record accumulated hours, miles, or points. For example, It won't be easy to clock up 1,000 flying hours, or Brian clocked up a record number of baskets this year. [Mid-1900s]


Example Sentences

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The results continued a successful week for Alibaba after it announced on Monday a successful launch of its new Qwen AI app that clocked up more than 10 million downloads.

From MarketWatch

It became a global phenomenon, clocking up more than 16 billion views - YouTube's most watched video ever.

From BBC

Last season, he clocked up playing time of more than 6,000 minutes for club and country, featuring in 55 of City's 61 matches and missing only 140 Premier League minutes in the campaign.

From BBC

A mother and father have been fined after their daughter clocked up more almost 200 unauthorised absences from school – despite trying to get her there by taxi, the court was told.

From BBC

Much to his surprise, what started as a spontaneous day out saw him clock up the fastest time and he was awarded the title of world champion.

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