clock up

English

Verb

clock up (third-person singular simple present clocks up, present participle clocking up, simple past and past participle clocked up)

1. (transitive, figuratively) To accumulate (an amount of time or experience).

   To become a pilot, you must clock up at least 1,000 hours flying time.

   • 2022 September 21, Ben Jones, “IC225s: the Electras go gliding on”, in RAIL, number 966, page 38:

     Only Gresley's 'A3s' and the InterCity 125s, both of which clocked up over 40 years of ECML service, can boast longer careers. But none were pushed as hard, for as long, as the Class 91s and Mk 4s have been over the past three decades.

2. (transitive, figuratively, British) To cover (a distance) over time.

   My car has clocked up over 5,000 miles in the last month

Usage notes

Common collocations include:

• sales 'The company clocked up 34 million dollars in sales last year.'
• other achievements such as medals or championships or victories. Often sporting achievements, but not limited to this category.

Anagrams

• upclock