clocks up
Gradually amasses over time
Clocks up means to accumulate or register a total, typically of miles, hours, points, or other measurable quantities: She's clocked up over 200,000 miles on that car, The team clocked up their third consecutive win.
The phrase evokes mechanical counters or odometers steadily advancing.
Primarily British; Americans more often say *racks up* or *logs*.
- tallyRecorded count
- run upAccumulate through repeated additions
- reachExtend to touch
- achieveSucceed through effort
- notchV-shaped incision
notch up · record · lap record · personal best · attain · log · count · accomplish · rack up · pile up · surpass · exceed · register · chalk up · tot up · track · sum · hit
clocks upsubtracts
Removes from a sum
loses · deducts · reduces · sheds · knocks off
clocks upgives up
Ceases effort or resistance
surrenders · forfeits · writes off · squanders · fritters away
clock, clocks, clocked, clocking, clockwise, clockwork, clocker