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.
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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.
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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
The deluxe edition of SOS, dubbed Lana, was released on Dec. 20 and has since seen the album clock up its 12th week atop the Billboard 200 albums chart.
—Tyler Jenke, Billboard, 3 Sep. 2019
The family clocked up thousands of miles between races, gathering stories along the way.
—Jacob Whitehead, The Athletic, 20 Dec. 2024
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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
The deluxe edition of SOS, dubbed Lana, was released on Dec. 20 and has since seen the album clock up its 12th week atop the Billboard 200 albums chart.
—Tyler Jenke, Billboard, 3 Sep. 2019
The family clocked up thousands of miles between races, gathering stories along the way.
—Jacob Whitehead, The Athletic, 20 Dec. 2024
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“Clock up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/clock%20up. Accessed 8 Feb. 2025.
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