run on
— phrasal verb with run /rʌn/ verb (present participle running, past tense ran, past participle run)Definition
› If an event runs on, it continues for longer than expected: The game/speech/discussion ran on for hours.Continue and last › If time runs on, it seems to pass quickly: Time's running on - let's get this job finished soon!Continue and last
(Definition of run on from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- bash on phrasal verb
- carry (sth) on phrasal verb
- cease noun
- cont. adjective
- contd adjective
- hold on/tight idiom
- hold out phrasal verb (SUPPLY OF STH)
- hold up phrasal verb
- hour noun
- in the making idiom
- press on/ahead phrasal verb
- proceed verb
- progress verb
- prolong verb
- prosecute verb (CONTINUE)
- stick to sth phrasal verb
- swerve verb
- the show must go on idiom
- time-tested adjective
- today North America, tomorrow the world idiom
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