use up
Third Person
uses up
Present Participle
using up
Past Tense
used up
Past Participle
used up
1
to entirely consume a resource, leaving none remaining
transitive
- She used the milk up in the recipe, so we need to buy more.
- They used the fuel up during the long journey.
- The construction crew used up all the cement for the foundation.
- The chef used up all the fresh vegetables in preparing the meal.
- The team used up their allocated budget for the project.
2
to require a certain amount of time or space
transitive
- The long presentation used up the scheduled time for other speakers.
- The lengthy discussion used up the entire class period.
- The project deadline used up most of our working hours this week.
- He used up the allocated break time for a quick snack.
- The meeting used up most of the available conference room time.