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
The project largely runs along 11 miles of I-10 between Loop 202 and Interstate 17 near Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport, with additional work in other areas.
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Kerria Weaver, The Arizona Republic, 5 Sep. 2024
The front firing speakers in the bar running along the bottom of the screen play a big part in this, giving a forward dimension to the sound to go with the side and height dimensions delivered by the side-firing and up-firing speakers.
—John Archer, Forbes, 4 Sep. 2024
Two boardwalks run along the shoreline, including the 1.5-mile International Boardwalk, complete with a carousel and Ferris wheel.
—Meagan Drillinger, Travel + Leisure, 13 Aug. 2024
Inside, a bar ran along one end of the room and leather benches along the other.
—Chabeli Carrazana, Them, 25 July 2024
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Kerria Weaver, The Arizona Republic, 5 Sep. 2024
The front firing speakers in the bar running along the bottom of the screen play a big part in this, giving a forward dimension to the sound to go with the side and height dimensions delivered by the side-firing and up-firing speakers.
—John Archer, Forbes, 4 Sep. 2024
Two boardwalks run along the shoreline, including the 1.5-mile International Boardwalk, complete with a carousel and Ferris wheel.
—Meagan Drillinger, Travel + Leisure, 13 Aug. 2024
Inside, a bar ran along one end of the room and leather benches along the other.
—Chabeli Carrazana, Them, 25 July 2024
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“Run along.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/run%20along. Accessed 18 Sep. 2024.
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