run along

verb

ran along; run along; running along; runs along

intransitive verb

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

Synonyms

• move
• exit
• depart
• get
• go
• walk out
• pull out
• get off
• peel off
• push off
• cut out
• take a walk
• dig out
• bail out
• go off
• push on
• step (along)
• clear out
• escape
• start
• evacuate
• take off
• clear off [chiefly British]
• part
• 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

The national lakeshore is in Michigan's Upper Peninsula, running along the southern shores of Lake Superior between Munising and Grand Marais. —Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 9 July 2025

Three exploded at 8:50 a.m., on trains running along the London Underground (also known as the Tube) near the Aldgate, Edgware Road and Russell Square stations. —Emily Blackwood, People.com, 3 July 2025

Images of a bear running along Elizabeth Street near Princeton Elementary School appeared on social media. —Stephen Hudak, The Orlando Sentinel, 30 June 2025

The drive from the airport is its own worthwhile journey, with routes running along the Pacific coast through Todos Santos and El Pescadero, home to Playa Los Cerritos, a popular surfing destination. —The New York Times News Service Syndicate, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 June 2025

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