run along

verb

ran along; run along; running along; runs along

intransitive verb

: to go away : be on one's way : depart

Examples of run along in a Sentence

I'd love to stay longer, but I must be running along.
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Thompson's Harbor State Park also runs along the Lake Huron coast 24 miles north of Alpena. Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 14 Aug. 2025 Represented by 25-term Democratic Congressman Sidney Yates, the district ran along Chicago’s affluent lakefront, including the suburbs of Evanston and Skokie. Paul Miller, New York Daily News, 13 Aug. 2025 Four more mesh pockets run along the side of the organizer, giving you even more places to put toiletries, socks, and so forth. Olivia Young, Travel + Leisure, 12 Aug. 2025 In one, she was seen running along the beach with a kite as her dad offered coaching from behind the camera. Charna Flam, People.com, 7 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for run along

Word History

First Known Use

1803, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of run along was in 1803

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“Run along.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/run%20along. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.

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