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 avenues running along the park’s eastern and western edges are framed by museums, art galleries, and concert halls bequeathed by Carnegies, Morgans, and Fricks. — Jeff John Roberts, Fortune, 20 July 2026

Castlewood Canyon State Park is long, running along both sides of Cherry Creek. — Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 19 July 2026

The election in the 25th Congressional District, which runs along the Atlantic coast from Delray Beach to Miami Beach, is seen by all major independent congressional election analysts as a toss-up that could go either way. — Anthony Man, Sun Sentinel, 18 July 2026

Marche runs along the country’s calf between Emilia-Romagna and Abruzzo, built on small provincial cities, family-run vineyards and a coastline most travelers skip past entirely (for now, that is). — Jenn Rice, Forbes.com, 17 July 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