on the run

phrase

1

: in haste : without pausing

ate lunch on the run

2

: in retreat : in flight (as from the law)

an escaped convict on the run

Examples of on the run in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Efe’s Pathway Before that call, Obada’s life seemed to be perpetually on the run. — Sean Neumann, PEOPLE, 12 Aug. 2026

The woman wanted in the 1996 murder of her own 3-year-old daughter has been arrested in Mexico after years on the run, the Tarrant County District Attorney's Office said. — S.e. Jenkins, CBS News, 11 Aug. 2026

Fraudsters on the run as highway deaths hit record lows after sweeping crackdown. — FOXNews.com, 11 Aug. 2026

Johnny Steven Talbert, 43, was arrested May 21 in Washington state, after 18 years on the run, Concord police said in a news release. — Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 11 Aug. 2026

Rhymes for on the run

• anyone
• everyone
• megaton
• overdone
• overrun
• begun
• grandson
• gudrun
• handgun
• homespun
• outdone
• outrun