Synonyms of running into

running into

phrase

present participle of run into

1

as in finding

to come upon unexpectedly or by chance

They ran into a new set of problems as soon as they thought everything was fixed.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• finding
• encountering
• lighting (on or upon)
• happening (on or upon)
• hitting (upon)
• coming across
• running against
• bumping into
• tumbling (upon)
• running across
• pitching (upon)
• stumbling (on or onto)
• meeting
• running upon
• chancing (upon)
• facing
• lucking (out, on, onto, or into)
• discovering
• confronting
• turning up
• striking

2

as in encountering

to come upon face-to-face or as if face-to-face

The woman ran into her boss at the grocery store.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• encountering
• meeting
• happening (upon)
• bumping into
• running across
• stumbling (upon)
• running upon
• confronting
• crossing paths (with)
• catching
• chancing (upon)
• greeting
• colliding (with)
• crashing (into)
• lighting (upon)
• hitting (upon)
• tumbling (to)
• facing
• saluting
• crossing
• accosting
• passing
• crisscrossing
• reencountering
• remeeting

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• avoiding
• escaping
• shaking
• evading
• dodging
• eluding
• ducking
• shunning

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of running into

Sure, the clips of robots running into walls are incredible content, but the Olympics-style tournament in Beijing also offers an unvarnished look at the latest innovations in China’s humanoid industry — a public benchmark testing. — J.d. Capelouto, semafor.com, 21 Aug. 2026

However, more recently, commercial satellite customers have been running into difficulties when trying to purchase a launch after 2028. — Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 17 Aug. 2026

Charging documents said both suspects were then seen on video running into a nearby home before eventually escaping through the back of the house. — Adam Thompson, CBS News, 14 Aug. 2026

The president’s rosy view is running into anxiety about the cost of living and fallout from the war in Iran. — Josh Wingrove, Fortune, 14 Aug. 2026

That's a very tight timeline, but Katalyst hit it, getting LINK ready by its launch date and checking off a number of commissioning milestones before running into trouble. — Mike Wall, Space.com, 7 Aug. 2026

The two strangers keep running into each other during 12 hours of messy mayhem in New York City. — Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 7 Aug. 2026

Martha Stewart discussed running into Meghan Markle at a dinner party in a new interview. — Hannah Malach, InStyle, 7 Aug. 2026

The rush was captured in images and videos that showed migrants swimming or floating on tubes from the Moroccan side Thursday and others breaking through a gate on land and running into the Spanish city. — Yuliya Talmazan, NBC news, 31 July 2026