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

In 2024, experts from the Gulf Coast Canine Project voiced concerns to the state transportation agency about ghost wolf mortality rates along FM 3005, the main road running along the coast, especially as development grows on Galveston Island. —Ashley Soebroto, Houston Chronicle, 4 Apr. 2026

Additional data, like humidity and dew point, runs along the bottom of the screen, mirroring the layout longtime viewers will recognize. —Brandi D. Addison, USA Today, 3 Apr. 2026

Zampirri says the city declared an emergency about three weeks ago after a series of winter storms stripped away several feet of sand, which threatened the storm drainage system that runs along the dunes. —Ryan Hughes, CBS News, 1 Apr. 2026

Large windows run along the living area, looking straight out onto Lake Como and the surrounding mountains, while the interiors stay simple and modern so the scenery does most of the work. —Madeline Weinfield, Architectural Digest, 30 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