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run along
verb
ran along; run along; running along; runs along
: to go away : be on one's way : depart
Synonyms
- bail
- bail out
- begone
- book [slang]
- bug off
- bug out
- bugger off [British slang]
- buzz (off)
- clear off [chiefly British]
- clear out
- cut out
- depart
- dig out
- exit
- get
- get off
- go
- go off
- move
- pack (up or off)
- part
- peel off
- pike (out or off)
- pull out
- push off
- push on
- quit
- sally (forth)
- scarper [British]
- shove (off)
- step (along)
- take off
- vamoose
- walk out
Examples of run along in a Sentence
I'd love to stay longer, but I must be running along.
Recent Examples on the Web
Dig in: Pastry chef and baker Amanda Rockman opened her namesake bakery earlier this month, and on Saturday, the line to get inside ran along the building and spilled into the adjacent parking lot 20 minutes before opening.
—Nicole Cobler, Axios, 22 Oct. 2024
The sand appeared to be a favorite setting for the duo, as footage Pennington shared showed the pair running along the shore together and hanging out in some beach grass.
—Bailey Richards, People.com, 21 Oct. 2024
This year hosted their biggest project to date: Girth Hitch Guiding’s multi-night alpine camp in a remote section of the David Thompson Corridor, a stretch of forested land that runs along the eastern foothills of the Canadian Rockies, located halfway between Banff and Jasper.
—Samantha Falewée, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Oct. 2024
The giallo influence is felt most profoundly in an odd subplot that runs along a parallel track to the business intrigue, in which mysterious figures are making snuff films that might or might not have anything to do with Hepburn’s professional struggles.
—Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 30 Sep. 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1803, in the meaning defined above
Dictionary Entries Near run along
Cite this Entry
“Run along.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/run%20along. Accessed 2 Nov. 2024.
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