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

He was found three days later by a friend of Ada’s mother, running along the concrete path above the pebbled beach. —Literary Hub, 9 Mar. 2026

The vehicles were dark navy blue with a red horizontal stripe that runs along each side. —Anna Giaritelli, The Washington Examiner, 8 Mar. 2026

The focal point of the apartment is a custom installation running along one wall of the living room, with different sections playing different functions. —Giada Storelli, Architectural Digest, 7 Mar. 2026

Linas, a runner, started the Creek Team OC Instagram account after noticing changes on his runs along San Juan and Trabuco creeks, where lush green reeds suddenly turned brown and lifeless. —Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 6 Mar. 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