run into

British  

verb

1. (also tr) to collide with or cause to collide with

   her car ran into a tree

2. to encounter unexpectedly

3. (also tr) to be beset by or cause to be beset by

   the project ran into financial difficulties

4. to extend to; be of the order of

   debts running into thousands

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run into Idioms  

1. Meet or find by chance, as in I ran into an old friend at the concert . [c. 1900]

2. See run against , def. 1.

3. Collide with, as in The car ran straight into the retaining wall . [c. 1800]

4. Incur, as in We've run into extra expenses with the renovation , or James said they've run into debt . [c. 1400]

5. Mount up, increase to, as in Her book may well run into a second volume .

6. Follow without interruption, as in What with one day running into the next, we never knew just what day it was! or He spoke so fast his words ran into one another . [Late 1600s] Also see run into a stone wall ; run into the ground .

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Example Sentences

Yes, but even the most competent 5-year-old would still run into the same problems that Bondi did.

From Slate • Apr. 3, 2026

Having worked hard to obtain an R rating, the “Faces of Death” team has more recently run into issues with the MPA regarding the imagery on its posters.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 31, 2026

Now, war risk insurance could run into tens of millions of dollars for a single trip through the Hormuz Strait.

From Barron's • Mar. 29, 2026

I’ve previously canceled an ExpressVPN subscription and didn’t run into issues.

From Salon • Mar. 27, 2026

I grab the cart and push so hard, I run into a basket of lotions and soaps.

From "Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero" by Kelly J. Baptist

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