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 51-year-old, who lives across the street from Grant Park, was cooling down after a run along its outskirts, which were heavily barricaded as Lollapalooza was in full swing.
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Karina Atkins, Chicago Tribune, 5 Aug. 2024
Some ideas being floated include raising Waikiki’s streets into walkways to allow water to run under or more canals (right now, there’s just the Ala Wai Canal running along the mountain-side of Waikiki).
—Kathleen Wong, USA TODAY, 1 Aug. 2024
The artist was the first live singing act of the four-hour Olympic inauguration running along a six-kilometer (4.5 mile) stretch of the River Seine.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 26 July 2024
The top and sides of the screen are nearly bezel-free, with a narrow black band running along the edge.
—PCMAG, 24 July 2024
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Karina Atkins, Chicago Tribune, 5 Aug. 2024
Some ideas being floated include raising Waikiki’s streets into walkways to allow water to run under or more canals (right now, there’s just the Ala Wai Canal running along the mountain-side of Waikiki).
—Kathleen Wong, USA TODAY, 1 Aug. 2024
The artist was the first live singing act of the four-hour Olympic inauguration running along a six-kilometer (4.5 mile) stretch of the River Seine.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 26 July 2024
The top and sides of the screen are nearly bezel-free, with a narrow black band running along the edge.
—PCMAG, 24 July 2024
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“Run along.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/run%20along. Accessed 19 Aug. 2024.
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