run out

— phrasal verb with run

/rʌn/ verb (present participle running, past tense ran, past participle run)

Definition

B1 to finish, use, or sell all of something, so that there is none left: I've run out of milk/money/ideas/patience. "Have you got any milk?" "Sorry, I've run out."Using and misusing B2 If a supply of something runs out, all of it has been used or it is completely finished: The milk has run out. My patience is beginning to run out.Using and misusing › If a document or official agreement runs out, the period of time for which it lasts finishes: My passport runs out next month - I must get it renewed.Coming to an endCausing something to end time is running out › used to say that there is not much time left in which to achieve something: Time is running out for the men trapped under the rubble.Spending time and time passing

(Definition of run out from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)