Meaning of clock up | Babel Free

Definitions

1. To accumulate (an amount of time or experience).
   figuratively, transitive
2. To cover (a distance) over time.
   British, figuratively, transitive

Examples

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

“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.”

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

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