1
: the act of running up something
2
: a usually sudden increase in volume or price
3
: a period immediately preceding an action or event
ran up; run up; running up; runs up
: to grow rapidly : shoot up
1
: bid up
2
: to stitch together quickly
3
: to erect hastily
4
: to achieve by accumulating
ran up a big lead
Examples of run-up in a Sentence
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Paul Davidson, USA TODAY, 5 Apr. 2024
House reasoned the recent run-up in debt because of the pandemic is an example of how fiscal stimulus can lead to productivity—after all, Q2, Q3, and Q4 2023 all saw productivity increases of more than 3% compared with the prior quarter, according to the Bureau for Labor Statistics.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 1 Apr. 2024
Fuel analysts have attributed the recent run-up mostly to the annual transition from winter-blend gasoline to California’s summer blend that is less polluting but more expensive, which means refineries reduce production to make the switch.
—Rob Nikolewski, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Mar. 2024
And that means the market's rally since autumn could have legs, a development that would further lift Americans’ 401(k) balances and other investments this year even after an already big run-up.
—Paul Davidson, USA TODAY, 24 Mar. 2024
What paid for that run-up in executive pay was a massive increase in U.S. worker productivity.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 21 Mar. 2024
Thursday’s run-up in shares pushed the market capitalization, however, to almost $8 billion at the time of writing.
—Paresh Dave, WIRED, 21 Mar. 2024
The theory is the lack of run-up should make kick returns safer.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, The Mercury News, 20 Mar. 2024
Critics liken these investors to financial vultures depriving would-be homeowners of a shot at the American Dream while hoarding the profits of the last decade’s run-up in national home prices and rents.
—Calmatters, Orange County Register, 7 Mar. 2024
Charlie Hobbs, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 Apr. 2024
Three men jumped out of the Mercedes; one ran up to the Tesla and slashed its tires, and another shattered its windows.
—Daniel Miller, Los Angeles Times, 11 Apr. 2024
Once lit, the flame can run up to eight hours on high or up to 16 hours on low.
—Dorian Smith-Garcia, Parents, 9 Apr. 2024
The Spalding County Medical Examiner's Office identified the victim to PEOPLE as Katelynn Simond.
Charles Beecher, Katelynn's uncle, told Fox affiliate WAGA that the child was worried about her puppy and ran up the stairs in her Spalding County home on April 6, but both never made it out.
—Brian Brant, Peoplemag, 8 Apr. 2024
Memory and storage can also run up to 64GB and 1TB, respectively, and the latter is removable.
—Matthew Buzzi, PCMAG, 21 Mar. 2024
Presidential primary results have shown Trump struggling to win back voters in the suburbs and among more moderate and independent-leaning blocs -- the same sore spots where President Joe Biden was able to run up the score in the 2020 general election, exit polling found.
—Tal Axelrod, ABC News, 21 Mar. 2024
Maher’s show presumably allows CNN to add colorful personalities to its schedule without running up the same level of fees for production and talent.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 18 Mar. 2024
The penalties run up to $50,000 per incident and the termination of the hospitals’ Medicare contracts, but no actions have been announced.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 5 Apr. 2024
Noun
What will interest rates do in 2024? Fed Chair Jerome Powell has said recently that officials are no longer worried that strong job growth will overheat the economy and reignite a sharp run-up in prices.
—Paul Davidson, USA TODAY, 5 Apr. 2024
House reasoned the recent run-up in debt because of the pandemic is an example of how fiscal stimulus can lead to productivity—after all, Q2, Q3, and Q4 2023 all saw productivity increases of more than 3% compared with the prior quarter, according to the Bureau for Labor Statistics.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 1 Apr. 2024
Fuel analysts have attributed the recent run-up mostly to the annual transition from winter-blend gasoline to California’s summer blend that is less polluting but more expensive, which means refineries reduce production to make the switch.
—Rob Nikolewski, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Mar. 2024
And that means the market's rally since autumn could have legs, a development that would further lift Americans’ 401(k) balances and other investments this year even after an already big run-up.
—Paul Davidson, USA TODAY, 24 Mar. 2024
What paid for that run-up in executive pay was a massive increase in U.S. worker productivity.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 21 Mar. 2024
Thursday’s run-up in shares pushed the market capitalization, however, to almost $8 billion at the time of writing.
—Paresh Dave, WIRED, 21 Mar. 2024
The theory is the lack of run-up should make kick returns safer.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, The Mercury News, 20 Mar. 2024
Critics liken these investors to financial vultures depriving would-be homeowners of a shot at the American Dream while hoarding the profits of the last decade’s run-up in national home prices and rents.
—Calmatters, Orange County Register, 7 Mar. 2024
Verb
And why not run up and down the beach in these bad boys?
—Charlie Hobbs, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 Apr. 2024
Three men jumped out of the Mercedes; one ran up to the Tesla and slashed its tires, and another shattered its windows.
—Daniel Miller, Los Angeles Times, 11 Apr. 2024
Once lit, the flame can run up to eight hours on high or up to 16 hours on low.
—Dorian Smith-Garcia, Parents, 9 Apr. 2024
The Spalding County Medical Examiner's Office identified the victim to PEOPLE as Katelynn Simond.
Charles Beecher, Katelynn's uncle, told Fox affiliate WAGA that the child was worried about her puppy and ran up the stairs in her Spalding County home on April 6, but both never made it out.
—Brian Brant, Peoplemag, 8 Apr. 2024
Memory and storage can also run up to 64GB and 1TB, respectively, and the latter is removable.
—Matthew Buzzi, PCMAG, 21 Mar. 2024
Presidential primary results have shown Trump struggling to win back voters in the suburbs and among more moderate and independent-leaning blocs -- the same sore spots where President Joe Biden was able to run up the score in the 2020 general election, exit polling found.
—Tal Axelrod, ABC News, 21 Mar. 2024
Maher’s show presumably allows CNN to add colorful personalities to its schedule without running up the same level of fees for production and talent.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 18 Mar. 2024
The penalties run up to $50,000 per incident and the termination of the hospitals’ Medicare contracts, but no actions have been announced.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 5 Apr. 2024
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