Synonyms of ran along

ran along

verb

past tense of run along

as in exited

to leave a place often for another

I'd love to stay longer, but I must be running along

Synonyms & Similar Words

• exited
• departed
• moved
• got
• went
• walked out
• stepped (along)
• pulled out
• got off
• cut out
• pushed off
• dug out
• went off
• packed (up or off)
• peeled off
• pushed on
• evacuated
• started
• bailed out
• cleared out
• cleared off
• escaped
• fled
• sallied (forth)
• buzzed (off)
• took off
• shoved (off)
• beat it
• parted
• quit
• set out
• buggered off
• bailed
• flew
• hit the road
• bugged out
• took a powder
• bugged off
• took a hike
• pulled stakes
• booked
• retired
• withdrew
• piked (out or off)
• got out
• ran away
• struck out
• retreated
• went out
• stepped out
• emigrated
• scarpered
• skipped
• vamoosed
• removed
• abandoned
• lit
• deserted
• mizzled
• vacated
• decamped
• absconded
• forsook
• adjourned
• scrammed
• scatted

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• came
• arrived
• turned up
• showed up
• remained
• stayed
• settled
• lodged
• closed
• approached
• reached
• hit
• landed
• dwelled
• abided
• tarried
• neared

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of ran along

Roy splashed ashore and ran along the old dock. — Byron W. Dalrymple, Outdoor Life, 4 June 2026

Beneath the bridge, on both sides of the narrow waterway, a wide trail ran along the lake. — Literary Hub, 11 June 2026

A number of small boys ran along the wall itself, which is about six feet high at that point and wide enough to accommodate two children abreast. — Rosa Lyster, Harpers Magazine, 30 Dec. 2025

His car veered into the wrong lane of traffic as a group of nearly 80 recruits ran along Mills Avenue. — James Queally, Los Angeles Times, 20 Apr. 2026

This fat line fed a series of narrower pipes in the tower, which ran along the corners of every floor, wall, and ceiling, and were perforated to spray gas into the rooms. — Will MacKin, New Yorker, 28 June 2026

Thinner blue striping ran along the sleeves, while black, used for the first time on a Barcelona shirt, appeared in narrow parallel lines beside the center stripe and through Kappa’s signature sleeve taping. — Tiana Randall, Forbes.com, 26 May 2026

The Quindaro Townsite, located in northeast KCK and founded in 1857, was once a town that ran along the Missouri River. — Sofi Zeman, Kansas City Star, 14 Apr. 2026

Saturday’s parade celebrating Mexican-American culture ran along Cesar Chavez Street between Robert and Ada streets. — Pioneer Press, Twin Cities, 2 May 2026