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running on

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(Entry 1 of 2)

as in holding up, keeping up

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running on

verb

present participle of run on

Synonyms & Antonyms of running on (Entry 2 of 2)

1 to engage in casual or rambling conversation

we were just running on about how neither of us has aged a bit after all these years

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2 to remain indefinitely in existence or in the same state

allow the savings account to run on for now

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3 to talk at length without sticking to a topic or getting to a point

she's very sweet, but she does tend to run on

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sidetracking

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running one's mouth

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running off with

running on

running one's mouth

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“Running on.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/running%20on. Accessed 19 May. 2022.

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