English / phrasal verb
pile up
MEANING IN ENGLISH
To accumulate or increase rapidly in quantity, often becoming difficult to manage
In context
01
During the final semester before graduation, pending research projects began to pile up on his desk.
02
As soon as she completed her honors degree, exciting job offers started to pile up in her inbox.
Synonyms
accumulate,amass,build up
Antonyms
decrease,diminish,dwindle
Collocations
work piles up,debts pile up,pile up rapidly