run along

verb

1. (intr, adverb) (often said patronizingly) to go away; leave

Idioms and Phrases

Go away, leave, as in I'll be running along now; I'm already late. This expression is also used as an imperative to tell someone to go away, as in Run along, children, I have work to do. [Early 1800s]

Example Sentences

She could be seen becoming increasingly desperate as she searched the communal areas and ran along the corridor.

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In August the group dropped its demand that Israel withdraw completely from the corridor running along Gaza’s border with Egypt as well as security zones around the enclave’s borders with Israel.

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Freddie was 28 at the time, and according to a story in The Times, “scores of black-owned businesses ran along the boulevard.”

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The projects include a train tunnel connecting New York and New Jersey and a subway line running along Second Avenue in New York City.

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The trail runs along Dry Meadow Creek, which flows into the Kern River.

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Related Words

• disappear 
• escape 
• flee 
• fly 
• go 
• move 
• quit 
• retire 
• start 
• take off 
• withdraw