- ˌclock sth ˈup
- phrasal verb
informalto reach a particular number or amountDawson has clocked up 34 years' service as a police officer.[/ex]
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ˌclock sth ˈup
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clock sth up — UK US clock sth up Phrasal Verb with clock({{}}/klɒk/ verb [I] UK INFORMAL ► to collect or achieve a large number of similar things: »Most store cards are just about the worst way shoppers can clock up debts. »In a couple of months she will clock … Financial and business terms
clock*/*/*/ — [klɒk] noun [C] I an object that shows the time. The similar object that you wear on your wrist is called a watch The only sound was the clock ticking.[/ex] I glanced at the kitchen clock.[/ex] • against the clock as fast as possible in order to… … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
clock up something — ˌclock ˈup sth derived to reach a particular amount or number • On the trip we clocked up over 1 800 miles. • He has clocked up more than 25 years on the committee. Main entry: ↑clockderived … Useful english dictionary
clock — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ accurate ▪ 12 hour, 24 hour ▪ digital, electric ▪ atomic ▪ … Collocations dictionary
clock — clock1 W3S2 [klɔk US kla:k] n [Date: 1300 1400; : Middle Dutch; Origin: clocke bell, clock , from Medieval Latin clocca bell , from a Celtic language] 1.) an instrument that shows what time it is, in a room or outside on a building ▪ The clock on … Dictionary of contemporary English
clock — 1 noun (C) 1 an instrument in a room or on a public building that shows what time it is: The clock was ticking on the mantelpiece. | the clock strikes three/half past four etc: The church clock struck midnight. | the clock says... (=the clock… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
against the clock — adverb as fast as possible; before a deadline it was a race against the clock • Syn: ↑against time * * * against the clock 1 : in order to do or finish something before a particular time On our last project, we were working/racing against the… … Useful english dictionary
(a) race against time clock — a ˌrace against ˈtime/the ˈclock idiom a situation in which you have to do sth or finish sth very fast before it is too late • Getting food to the starving refugees is now a race against time. Main entry: ↑raceidiom … Useful english dictionary
(a) race against the clock — a ˌrace against ˈtime/the ˈclock idiom a situation in which you have to do sth or finish sth very fast before it is too late • Getting food to the starving refugees is now a race against time. Main entry: ↑raceidiom … Useful english dictionary
book in sth — UK US book in/into sth Phrasal Verb with book({{}}/bʊk/ verb UK ► to say that you have arrived and receive your key when you get to a hotel: »Guests may book in any time after 12 o clock … Financial and business terms
