pile up

His office also got out of control as paperwork piled up, and the living room ended up covered in toys and different hobby equipment.

"Rubbish piled up in the streets and what were the politicians focusing on - airports in Pakistan and Gaza," she said.

In February, before tariffs were announced, Aston Martin cut 170 jobs after seeing losses widen by a fifth last year and debts pile up.

Senior lawyer Syed Farman Naqvi says courts often issue interim or temporary orders in urgent cases - but once the immediate need is met, the matter lingers as new cases pile up.

It might not sound like much time, but when a warehouse full of computers is whirring away these microscopic delays pile up and dilute the performance needed for AI.