What does "mount up" mean?

To increase or accumulate Often used for costs or problems that grow larger than expected.

How do you use "mount up" in a sentence?

The costs are mounting up. Problems mounted up during the project. The evidence is mounting up.

Phrasal Verb BritishAmericanAustralian ★★★★☆ Common Neutral

Meaning: To increase or accumulate

增加，累积

Aumentar, acumularse

増加する、積み重なる

증가하다, 불어나다

Often used for costs or problems that grow larger than expected.

常用于比预期增长更多的成本或问题。

Se usa frecuentemente para costes o problemas que crecen más de lo esperado.

予想以上に大きくなるコストや問題によく使われます。

예상보다 커지는 비용이나 문제에 자주 사용된다.

Base verb: mount

Particle: up

Separable: No — the verb and particle stay together

The costs are mounting up.
成本在不断增加
Los costes están aumentando
コストが増加している
비용이 증가하고 있다.
Problems mounted up during the project.
项目期间问题不断累积
Los problemas se acumularon durante el proyecto
プロジェクト中に問題が積み重なった
프로젝트 진행 중 문제가 쌓여갔다.
The evidence is mounting up.
证据越来越多
Las pruebas se están acumulando
証拠が積み上がっている
증거가 쌓이고 있다.

Context: costs, problems, evidence

Tone: concerned

From mounting or climbing higher.

Era: Modern

Generation: All ages

Social background: Universal