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to log up

to log up

6.5
To write down and add up time or distance in a record
  • phrasal verb
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  • The pilot has logged up over 5,000 flying hours.
  • log up to 24 hours

Examples

  • I always log up my study hours.

  • He logs up his daily runs in a notebook.

  • He hopes to log up more time on the new simulator this month.

  • We logged up 300 miles during our road trip.

  • During her training, she logs up to five miles every day to prepare for the marathon.

  • The driver can log up to 12 hours of driving time each day in compliance with regulations.

  • He consistently logs up to three hours of study time each evening to improve his grades.

Synonyms

to record
vsto log up
762 2.3

To make a written, audio, or video copy of something for later use

keeps running totals of measurable amounts rather than general accounts
to log
vsto log up
175 3.0

To write down events or information to keep a record

focuses on totaling amounts like distance or time rather than general events
to clock up
vsto log up
1 6.6

To reach a total for things like miles, hours, or experience by doing something again and again

stores totals in an ongoing written file
to journalize
vsto log up
  • Specialized
7.9

To record changes on a computer so they can be restored after a crash

keeps measurable totals like distance or time rather than system recovery entries

How Much

to clock up
1 6.6
to log up
6.5
to accumulate
174 3.4
to tally
18 3.0
to record
762 2.3

Surface Forms

log up infinitive
logged up past
logged up past participle
logging up present participle
logs up third person singular

Morphology

log + up

The meaning 'to record or accumulate in a log' is directly derivable from combining 'log' (a record) with the particle 'up' (which here conveys accumulation/completion), following a common English verb+particle pattern (compare 'tally up', 'add up'). This compositional pattern is productive and predictable, so an average B1 learner who knows both constituents would likely infer the MWE's meaning.

Etymology

The phrasal verb log up comes from the old habit of keeping a written log or 'logbook' to count miles and hours. When people added more miles or time into that book they were 'logging up' the total, so today log up means 'to record or accumulate' distance or time.