Collocations for mile - noun
VERB + mile
cover,
cycle (BrE),
do,
drive,
fly,
go,
hike,
ride,
run,
swim,
travel,
trudge,
walk
Good runners can cover the three miles in just over 15 minutes.
Good runners can cover the three miles in just over 15 minutes.
clock (esp. AmE),
clock up,
log
Altogether on the trip we clocked up over 1 800 miles.
Altogether on the trip we clocked up over 1 800 miles.
span,
stretch
The country's Red Sea coast stretches some 500 miles.
The country's Red Sea coast stretches some 500 miles.
PHRASES
miles an hour,
miles per hour
The police stopped them doing 100 miles per hour.
The police stopped them doing 100 miles per hour.
a mile a minute
(= very fast)
She was talking a mile a minute.
His thoughts were racing a mile a minute.
She was talking a mile a minute.
His thoughts were racing a mile a minute.
go the extra mile
a willingness to go the extra mile (= make an extra effort) to make a project work
a willingness to go the extra mile (= make an extra effort) to make a project work