clock up

British

verb

(tr, adverb) to record or register

this car has clocked up 80 000 miles

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clock up Idioms

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 team is a formidable force, having now clocked up a record breaking 12 grand slams, four European championships and two world championships.

From BBC

The most popular columns, collectively clocking up millions of readers, dealt with family drama rather than political or economic intrigue.

From MarketWatch

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

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