clocking (up)

verb

present participle of clock (up), chiefly British
as in achieving
to obtain (as a goal) through effort among British actors he holds the distinction of having clocked up the most performances of Hamlet on the London stage

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for clocking (up)
  1. achieving
  2. winning
  3. attaining
  4. gaining
  5. making
Verb
  • Why The Executive Playbook Has To Change The typical model for high-achieving leaders is to out-suffer everyone else in the room, appear unflappable, stay silent on struggles, and be the first one in and last one out.
    — Julian Hayes II, Forbes.com, 25 July 2026
  • Thus, in this novel, the Vanstone sisters are constantly prevented from achieving their ultimate goals of domesticity, through no faults of their own.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 24 July 2026
Definition of achieving
Verb
  • Baresi is regarded as an AC Milan icon, having spent his entire 20-year career with the club, winning six Serie A titles and three top European trophies, and captaining the team for 15 seasons before retiring in 1997.
    — CNN Money, CNN Money, 31 July 2026
  • The Padres saw their five-game winning streak snapped and dropped two games behind the final NL wild-card spot.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 31 July 2026
Definition of winning
Verb
  • At his teacher’s direction, Pannakara traveled to Myanmar between 2018 and 2020 to study and practice Vipassana meditation, an ancient technique taught by the Buddha himself as core for attaining enlightenment.
    — Deepa Bharath, Fortune, 17 July 2026
  • But the capture of both these towns is likely to involve a similarly gruesome and lengthy fight, putting an even optimistic assessment of attaining this key Moscow war goal at least a year away.
    — Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 16 July 2026
Definition of attaining
Verb
  • Gogo's Galileo system, which uses the Eutelsat OneWeb low Earth orbit network, is gaining market share (the company also has a three-year price guarantee) and is being rolled out on more aircraft types.
    — Doug Gollan, Forbes.com, 26 July 2026
  • And developers submitted a proposal to the city last spring, which is currently still in the process of gaining approval from Parkville’s Planning and Zoning Commission.
    — Jenna Ebbers, Kansas City Star, 24 July 2026
Definition of gaining
Verb
  • Mint Julep Experiences has built its business around making those trips easy, and the new Buffalo Bus gives travelers a straightforward way to visit one of Kentucky's most famous distilleries without having to worry about logistics.
    — Emily Price, Forbes.com, 30 July 2026
  • People making folk music around the world have a nonprofit based in Kansas City to thank for improving their odds of scoring a Grammy Award next year.
    — Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 30 July 2026
Definition of making
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clocking (up)
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“Clocking (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clocking%20%28up%29. Accessed 2 Aug. 2026.

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