run along

verb

ran along; run along; running along; runs along

intransitive verb

: to go away : be on one's way : depart

Synonyms of run along

• move
• exit
• depart
• get
• go
• walk out
• pull out
• get off
• peel off
• push off
• cut out
• dig out
• bail out
• go off
• push on
• step (along)
• start
• clear out
• evacuate
• take off
• clear off
• escape
• sally (forth)

Examples of run along in a Sentence

I'd love to stay longer, but I must be running along.

Recent Examples on the Web

Iran controls the northern side of the strait, which runs along its border, and Oman and the United Arab Emirates control the southern side. —Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 2 Mar. 2026

Its purpose was to block the construction of an oil pipeline slated to run along that narrow tract of land. —Robert Moor, New Yorker, 2 Mar. 2026

Brent Linas, a 41-year-old tech sales director in San Juan Capistrano, launched the Creek Team OC Instagram account after seeing changes on his runs along San Juan and Trabuco creeks. —Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 1 Mar. 2026

Trump won the congressional district that includes La Crosse and Eau Claire and runs along the western edge of the state by seven points. —Laura Schulte, jsonline.com, 26 Feb. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1803, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for run along

• evensong
• livelong
• overlong
• vietcong
• agung
• belong
• birdsong
• furlong
• headlong
• headstrong
• lifelong
• plainsong