run along

verb

ran along; run along; running along; runs along

intransitive verb

: 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

Reddish was ruled out an hour before tipoff because of a right peroneal strain – irritation or inflammation in the tendons that run along the outside of a person’s ankle and foot. —Khobi Price, Orange County Register, 16 Nov. 2024

For instance, each service department - from reception to maintenance, gardening, and rooms - builds an altar on a trail that runs along the property, incorporating their own items and beliefs. —Claudia Alarcón, Forbes, 22 Oct. 2024

For 2024, the parade ran along Avenue A from 13th to 7th Street. —Kelli Bender, People.com, 21 Oct. 2024

One of the best routes, the Tranquil Bluff Trail, cuts through the forest (hello fall color!) and runs along the cliffs above Lake Huron. —Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 9 Oct. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1803, in the meaning defined above