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

Our great state’s western border, running along New Mexico, was officially set in the Compromise of 1850, which was actually a series of bills passed mainly to address issues related to slavery, according to the National Archives. —Zacharia Washington, Dallas Morning News, 5 Jan. 2026

Gary Messina said he was rushed by a mountain lion while running along the same northern Colorado trail on a dark morning in November. —Brie Stimson, FOXNews.com, 3 Jan. 2026

Chicago's New Year's Eve countdown is also free and runs along the Chicago Riverwalk at Wacker Drive from Wells Street to Lake Street. —Allison Degrushe, Entertainment Weekly, 31 Dec. 2025

A number of small boys ran along the wall itself, which is about six feet high at that point and wide enough to accommodate two children abreast. —Rosa Lyster, Harpers Magazine, 30 Dec. 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