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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Engelsman and Holland run Throttle House, a YouTube channel that clocks up millions of viewers per vid, test driving cars, tracking test runs and taking adventures.
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Max Goldbart, Deadline, 5 Feb. 2026
Gyokeres also clocked up an assist on the goal of the night.
—Amy Lawrence, New York Times, 15 Jan. 2026
With too few mechanics trained in electric drivetrains and battery systems, repairs can drag on for weeks and could clock up thousands of dollars in charges, a costly repair that may force many owners to discard otherwise functional vehicles.
—New Atlas, 11 Dec. 2025
Her reel has clocked up almost 800,000 views on Instagram.
—Daniella Gray, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2025
With the computer system down, an ominous countdown clock up, and chaos reigning at the Park in the middle of a terrorist crisis, Whelan is shown in the opening scene of the first-rate Slow Horses finale holding court from a couch, as if in his therapist’s office.
—Scott Tobias, Vulture, 29 Oct. 2025
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Max Goldbart, Deadline, 5 Feb. 2026
Gyokeres also clocked up an assist on the goal of the night.
—Amy Lawrence, New York Times, 15 Jan. 2026
With too few mechanics trained in electric drivetrains and battery systems, repairs can drag on for weeks and could clock up thousands of dollars in charges, a costly repair that may force many owners to discard otherwise functional vehicles.
—New Atlas, 11 Dec. 2025
Her reel has clocked up almost 800,000 views on Instagram.
—Daniella Gray, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2025
With the computer system down, an ominous countdown clock up, and chaos reigning at the Park in the middle of a terrorist crisis, Whelan is shown in the opening scene of the first-rate Slow Horses finale holding court from a couch, as if in his therapist’s office.
—Scott Tobias, Vulture, 29 Oct. 2025
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“Clock up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/clock%20up. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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