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

The event featured both 5K and 10K races run along the scenic Highway 101 and a Kid’s K race for the youngest runners. —Encinitas Advocate, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Nov. 2025

The central lounge is arranged like a living room, with a bookshelf that runs along the wall, framing a large, freestanding sofa. —Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 27 Nov. 2025

The 12-hour journey runs along the Pacific coastline and California’s wine country before ending in the Bay Area. —Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 24 Nov. 2025

The cable, a step toward improving the West African country’s broadband connectivity, will run along its borders with Algeria, Benin, Burkina Faso, Chad, and Nigeria. —Alexander Onukwue, semafor.com, 24 Nov. 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