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 reorg brings Amazon MGM’s structure into line with many other studios whose development and current teams run along genre lines. —Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 26 Jan. 2026

Pipes running along exterior walls with little or no insulation. —Alexis Simmerman, Austin American Statesman, 23 Jan. 2026

The land is surrounded by water, with the Boise River on one side and a stream diverting from the river running along the other. —Sally Krutzig, Idaho Statesman, 23 Jan. 2026

The main line of the former Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad runs along the north shore of the Illinois River, and there’s space for a platform in downtown Utica right across the river from Starved Rock. —F.k. Plous, Chicago Tribune, 22 Jan. 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