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

Ada County’s Barber Park, which runs along the river adjacent to Eckert Road, will remain accessible throughout the project, according to the agency. — Mark Dee, Idaho Statesman, 15 Oct. 2026

Red contours run along the sides and back, where trees stand close to the home. — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 15 Oct. 2026

Scenes from the Polish-Czech Friendship Trail, which runs along the border between the two countries and was originally open only to citizens of each. — Peter Kujawinski Lenka Grabicova, New York Times, 15 Oct. 2026

After the crash, the driver ran along Jog Road with an object wrapped around his right hand. — Grace Bellinghausen, Sun Sentinel, 13 Oct. 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