running
adjective [after noun] /ˈrʌn.ɪŋ/Definition
C2 happening on a particular number of regular occasions: You've been late three days running. They won the trophy for the third year running.Order and sequenceSimultaneous and consecutive
(Definition of running adjective from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- be a chapter of accidents idiom
- catalogue noun (BAD EVENTS)
- chain reaction noun
- chronology noun
- cyclical adjective
- ladder noun (SERIES OF STAGES)
- line noun (ROW)
- nth adjective
- parade noun (LINE OF PEOPLE)
- penultimate adjective
- precedence noun
- priority noun
- procession noun
- run noun (SERIES)
- second adverb
- series noun (SET OF EVENTS)
- thirdly adverb
- timeline noun
- train noun (SERIES)
- vice versa adverb
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