running1 nounrunning2 adjectiverunning3 adverb
runningrun‧ning1 /ˈrʌnɪŋ/ ●●● S3 noun [uncountable] 
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
- An angry mob creates confusion and prevents the smooth running of its hunting sequence.
Longman Language Activatorto be the person or team that is expected to win
British /be the favorite American to be the person or team that everyone expects to win: be (the) favourite for: · The Danish runner was the favorite for the 100m sprint.be (the) favourite to win: · Thatcher was favourite to win the 1983 election.be (the) clear favourite: · The Luxembourg entry is clear favourite to win the Eurovision Song Contest.
the person or team that is most likely to win a race, election, or competition: · He will certainly be a frontrunner in the Democratic primaries.· The Greens have never really been among the frontrunners in British politics.
to be one of the people who has a good chance of winning: · Spain still has several athletes in the running.be in the running for: · Anthony Hopkins was in the running for an Oscar.
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COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY
Did you go running this morning? Brian took over the day-to-day running of the company while his father was away. He praised the smooth running of the election.COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES Jess came flying round the corner and banged straight into me. The manager is responsible for the day-to-day running of the hotel. I seemed to spend my life running errands for people. She’s running a fever (=has a fever). It was a bit of a running gag (=a joke which is repeated) in the show. a long-running saga She was involved in a long-running legal battle. Take the road running parallel to the main road just after the village. Come on, time’s running short! Sarah is responsible for the smooth running of the sales department. Donna keeps the office running smoothly. a thread running through the film There could well be a few problems before your new computer is up and running properly.
Did you go running this morning? Brian took over the day-to-day running of the company while his father was away. He praised the smooth running of the election. Jess came flying round the corner and banged straight into me. (=continuous commentary while an event is happening)· The coach driver gave us a running commentary on where we were going.
(=the amount it costs to run a business, a machine etc)· The new technology is cheaper and the running costs are lower.
The manager is responsible for the day-to-day running of the hotel. (=continuing for a long time)· the long-running debate about the future of our inner cities
(=continuing for a long time)· India’s long-running dispute with Pakistan
I seemed to spend my life running errands for people. (=people have strong feelings, especially of anger)· It was the last game of the season, and feelings were running high.
She’s running a fever (=has a fever). (=it does not have much fuel left)· The plane was running low on fuel.
It was a bit of a running gag (=a joke which is repeated) in the show. (also inflation stands at 3%/4% etc) (=used to talk about the present rate of inflation)· Inflation currently stands at 3.2%.
(=in which people always laugh when the same situation happens, or when someone says something)· It’s a running joke in our house that my husband can never find his keys.
a long-running saga She was involved in a long-running legal battle. (=liquid is coming out)· She was crying hard and her nose was running.
Take the road running parallel to the main road just after the village. (=small things that you do to something to keep it working properly)· Farm workers made their own tools and carried out their own running repairs.
(=feel scared, especially because someone might catch you or defeat you)· The opposition were running scared.
· Get yourself a good pair of running shoes if you want to take up running.
Come on, time’s running short! Sarah is responsible for the smooth running of the sales department. Donna keeps the office running smoothly. (=water is flowing out of it)· I think you must have left the tap running.
· Wash the cut under a running tap.
a thread running through the film (=there is not much time left to do something)· Doctors are looking for a suitable donor, but time is running out.
There could well be a few problems before your new computer is up and running properly. (=water that comes out of a system of pipes into buildings)· Only half the city’s houses had running water.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE· Then came the inevitable qualifications - much depended on the state of international trade and on the efficient running of industry.· It matters little to the efficient running of the Civil Service where the administrative work of a department is carried out.
· This is essential to facilitate the smooth running of a sale and to provide the client with regular written status reports.· An angry mob creates confusion and prevents the smooth running of its hunting sequence.· The lights flickered and dimmed as the blast from a nearby explosion momentarily disturbed the smooth running of the generator.· But its smooth running depended very much upon their personal skill and devotion.· But only on account of the smooth running of the business, she realised.· In fairness to the smooth running of the place, shouldn't Silas be warned of Ling's prediction of trouble?· They shared their responsibilities for the smooth running of Zone I with the enthusiasm of those bound by a loveless marriage.· He's a sort of diocesan works manager responsible to the bishop for the smooth running of the parish priests.
PHRASES FROM THE ENTRY► be in the running/out of the runningPHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES► be running on empty
- Maria helped her mother with the running of the household.
- At first all criticism of the running of the war was muted and was aimed at measures rather than men.
- Changez didn't seem ready to take over the running of Paradise Stores.
- Chapman's revolutionary ideas extended also to the running of the national team.
- Even doing the housework with Aunt Margaret satisfied her; she had a part to play in the running of the home.
- Packers' shareholders have no say in the running of their team.
- Relocation is bound to cause a certain amount of disruption in the running of the business.
- Since Father died and Mam walked out I've had the running of this house on my shoulders.
- The government mobilized troops, ostensibly to maintain order and the running of public services.
- As the race started, Dettori decided to make the running.
- Busy Martin Ling made the running.
- Collins made the running down the left and found Slater at the back-post.
- Hodkinson, encouraged by his corner, was now making all the running.
- Painfully and in the open she had to make all the running.
- That was precisely what women had done in the past - sit back and wait for men to make the running.
- The wary fighter backs off from you and so must be encouraged to make all the running.
- When this is so, a visit will always go well if they are allowed to make the running.
- The latter is a book in which the author is firing on all cylinders.
- This company is firing on all cylinders.
- Your Reticular Activating System is firing on all cylinders, your cortex is turning somersaults.
- If we can hit the ground running, we'll stay ahead of the competition.
- Graduates of law school hit the ground running, you see, as soon as they enter practice.
- He said his Navy experience prepared him to jump into new jobs in new places and hit the ground running.
- The company also could shape a well-educated, flexible pool of employment candidates who could hit the ground running.
- The pressures to perform were immense and their careers were on the line: They expect me to hit the ground running.
- They either hit the ground running, or the ground hits them standing still.
- Hall of Power - a range of engines and heavy machinery, most of which are in working order and operated daily.
- The locomotive was in working order at the time and negotiations proceeded which resulted in transportation to Swanage as described above.
- To this day the milling machinery is in working order.
- Two isn't multiplicity and Castelfonte never was in running order, and now they were living in hotels.
- Let's go - time's running short.
- Many stores are running short on bottled water.
- Our supply of firewood was running short.
- As we are running short of time, let me end with one area where there is a clear divide.
- He was running short of petrol and that route offered him the chance to capture replenishments along the way.
- He was running short of time.
- Nevertheless, Baldwin felt his time was running short.
- San Francisco may be running short of characters, but new communities pop up every day.
- Still, time is running short.
- Time was running short for Lievin.
WORD FAMILYnounrunrerunrunnerrunningoverrunverbrunoutrunoverrunrerunadjectiverunningrunnyadverbrunning
1the activity or sport of running: Did you go running this morning? New facilities include a pool and a running track. running shoes2the running of something the process of managing or organizing a business, home, organization etc: Brian took over the day-to-day running of the company while his father was away. He praised the smooth running of the election.3be in the running/out of the running to have some hope or no hope of winning a race or competition: Who’s in the running for the world title this year?4make (all) the running British English informal to be the person who makes most of the suggestions in a relationship, plan, activity etcrunning1 nounrunning2 adjectiverunning3 adverb
runningrunning2 adjective [only before noun] EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
- The longest running rumour about the book started to spread soon after Frankfurt.
Longman Language Activatorwhen something is switched on
if something is on , it is working - use this about lights, machines, and other things that use electricity, gas, or water: · Is the heating on? I'm freezing.leave something on: · Did you leave the kitchen light on?keep something on: · In the winter, I keep the gas fire on all day.
use this about things that use electricity, for example, machines, computers, or heating equipment: · A green light shows that the computer is switched on.· I don't think he has his cell phone switched on.· Have you checked that the power is switched on?
use this about machines or about the electricity, gas, or water supply: · If the boiler fails to light, first check that the gas is turned on.· Is the switch turned on?
if an engine or a machine is running , it is working and its parts are moving: · Do not touch the machine while it is running.leave something running: · Nick left the engine running to warm it up, while he buckled the children into their car seats.
especially spoken if a machine is going , it is working and its parts are moving: · The clock stopped during the night, but it's going again now.· The washing machine's going, I can hear it.
if a machine or piece of equipment is working , it has been switched on and is doing what it is supposed to do: · You mustn't open the lid while the sterilizer is working.· You can hear the pump in the refrigerator when it's working.
British if an engine or a vehicle is ticking over , it is working just enough to be on, but at its lowest level: · The plane's engines were ticking over just enough to hold position in the air.· He left the car ticking over while he dashed into the house.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY She gave us a running commentary on what was happening in the street.COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES Jess came flying round the corner and banged straight into me. The manager is responsible for the day-to-day running of the hotel. I seemed to spend my life running errands for people. She’s running a fever (=has a fever). It was a bit of a running gag (=a joke which is repeated) in the show. a long-running saga She was involved in a long-running legal battle. Take the road running parallel to the main road just after the village. Come on, time’s running short! Sarah is responsible for the smooth running of the sales department. Donna keeps the office running smoothly. a thread running through the film There could well be a few problems before your new computer is up and running properly.
She gave us a running commentary on what was happening in the street. Jess came flying round the corner and banged straight into me. (=continuous commentary while an event is happening)· The coach driver gave us a running commentary on where we were going.
(=the amount it costs to run a business, a machine etc)· The new technology is cheaper and the running costs are lower.
The manager is responsible for the day-to-day running of the hotel. (=continuing for a long time)· the long-running debate about the future of our inner cities
(=continuing for a long time)· India’s long-running dispute with Pakistan
I seemed to spend my life running errands for people. (=people have strong feelings, especially of anger)· It was the last game of the season, and feelings were running high.
She’s running a fever (=has a fever). (=it does not have much fuel left)· The plane was running low on fuel.
It was a bit of a running gag (=a joke which is repeated) in the show. (also inflation stands at 3%/4% etc) (=used to talk about the present rate of inflation)· Inflation currently stands at 3.2%.
(=in which people always laugh when the same situation happens, or when someone says something)· It’s a running joke in our house that my husband can never find his keys.
a long-running saga She was involved in a long-running legal battle. (=liquid is coming out)· She was crying hard and her nose was running.
Take the road running parallel to the main road just after the village. (=small things that you do to something to keep it working properly)· Farm workers made their own tools and carried out their own running repairs.
(=feel scared, especially because someone might catch you or defeat you)· The opposition were running scared.
· Get yourself a good pair of running shoes if you want to take up running.
Come on, time’s running short! Sarah is responsible for the smooth running of the sales department. Donna keeps the office running smoothly. (=water is flowing out of it)· I think you must have left the tap running.
· Wash the cut under a running tap.
a thread running through the film (=there is not much time left to do something)· Doctors are looking for a suitable donor, but time is running out.
There could well be a few problems before your new computer is up and running properly. (=water that comes out of a system of pipes into buildings)· Only half the city’s houses had running water.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADVERB· Inflation surged 2,500 percent in 1992 and is currently running at about 30 percent a month.· The Government also wants private firms to curtail wage rises, currently running at around six percent.· Sources say SunSoft salesmen have told them only 1,000 packages are currently running on Solaris 2.0 versus Solaris 1. x's 4,500.· Loans for environmental protection are offered at 0.5% lower than other loans, which are currently running at 8%.· New equity and rights issues are currently running at nearly £1 billion a month, almost double last year's rate.
· Meg felt as if she were now running from everyone.· Production is now running at over 400,000 engines a year, compared with 100,000 in the 1980s.· They were now running alongside the wall, but still a long way from the crossing stile.· This was a reserve duplicate of those now running.· I suddenly realise that we are attacking the enemy positions and we are now running through the trees.· Figures are now running in front of us, shots are fired from automatic weapons, the running figures fall down.· Mr. Campbell Business failures are now running at 57 percent. in the north-east and 65 percent. nationally.· Overall, property results continue to worsen with annual returns now running at 6.2 percent.
· These tiresome but, one hopes, isolated problems aside, our Metro 1.1S is still running like a dream.· A hosepipe was attached to the exhaust pipe leading into the interior of the van and the engine was still running.· Pay settlements are still running at more than 9%.· By now finances were brightening and whilst still running at a loss, this was entirely because of spending on improvements.· Scores of people were on the scene within seconds of the collision the engine of the badly damaged car still running.· While still running, he made a frantic jump for its lowest branch.· Behind him the engine of his new red Rover was still running - a barely audible hum.· We ran away from Earth and we're still running.
NOUN· I was not told, when we left, that I should have to fight a running battle with four hundred horsemen.· As well as his running battle with Monkou, he left stud marks on defender Richard Hall.· In the resulting confrontation several hundred Mohawks armed with clubs and guns fought running battles with police.· An even longer running battle was fought in the royal dockyards.· GEC/Siemens raised their bid to £2 billion in August 1989 and this proved sufficient to end the long running battle.· For years he had continued a running battle with producers and film companies whom he saw as the bad guys.
· Hearing voices that keep up a running commentary in the head.· Photos of Jack were shown, each thrown up on a large screen with a running commentary.· It becomes a running commentary from navigator to driver.· Attending is simply describing what the child is doing, rather like a running commentary on the activity.· She kept up a running commentary as she chased him 50 yards across Lawrence Road before collapsing in a pool of blood.· His running commentary was oft-repeated, I guess.· This man provided a running commentary on the events on the screen, which were otherwise a fabulous mystery.· Don't keep up a running commentary.
· The Branch supported the running costs for this special day when they were to be hosts at Storrington.· Would that count as a track cost or a running cost?· It is not yet known what commitment Darlington Health Authority will make to day to day staffing and running costs.· Does the private cultural foundation cover the running costs of the museum for the next ten years?· It will probably be used for capital funding rather than running costs.· Likewise, you may be able to cut the running costs, for example with insulation.· Expensive repairs Frank Wood reported on the general running costs of buildings and land.· Planned maintenance minimises unforeseen breakdowns, reduces machine running costs and ensures optimum machine availability.
· The Branch supported the running costs for this special day when they were to be hosts at Storrington.· The corporation has prepared a detailed indication of running costs for the new hovercraft.· Does the private cultural foundation cover the running costs of the museum for the next ten years?· Schemes Since that time, more than £1.51m has been spent on crime-fighting schemes, with running costs adding a further £100,000-a-year.· Can you afford the running costs and maintenance costs?· However, governance structures differ in terms of their set-up and running costs.· Likewise, you may be able to cut the running costs, for example with insulation.· Some methods of treatment require plants that cost more than others. whereas some processes may have much lower running costs.
· He announced that his vice-presidential running mate was James B. Stockdale, a retired admiral with little political experience.· If Hillary is the perfect partner, then in Al Gore he had the perfect running mate.· Sorry, Clinton only switched running mates for the evening to poke fun at Republican rival George Bush.· Who is his running mate for vice-president? 16.
· Keep the battery fully charged and the engine in running order.· Restoration to full running order is dictated by finance and available manpower.· A catch-up at the office, mail, calls, running order for the next day's programme, gossip.· So Jonathan set the running order up and I was really pleased.· The World Championships crept gradually nearer, and as they did so the relay running order began to get to me.· A nightly news programme, involving late inclusions and enforced changes in running order, is bound to be frenetic.· Mr James says the yardstick was the multiplicity of houses in full running order.· Two isn't multiplicity and Castelfonte never was in running order, and now they were living in hotels.
· But you also go in, these days, for running repairs.· Steve Peach inspects a running repair to a minor problem with the water delivery pipe.
· If only a running shoe could utilise carbon technology in this way.· A gaggle of black leather running shoes was by the door.· In most running shoes, as many of you already know, wear patterns are uneven.· His personal and professional mission could be said to be to build a successful business in running shoes.· There he swung, thin legs jerking, the white, thick-soled running shoes looking incongruously heavy for the bony legs.· Ask to see the Mizuno range of running shoes and our 1991 catalogue at your specialist sports shop.· The boy stepped out of the puddle and began to take off his running shoes, still grumbling to himself.· Instead I rummaged in my suitcase, pulled out a jogging suit, an old pair of running shoes.
· She was distracted by the sound of running water, the bath being filled.· On all sides the friendly sibilance of running water.· Constantly running water through gravel means that any hardness will be leached into the water.· My glasses are creased by running water and I can no longer see past the end of the boat.· To clean it simply rinse under running water.· I wondered how you caught on so quickly to the trick of running water which will blot out all our conversation.· The majority of the houses in the neighbourhood lacked both electricity and running water.
PHRASES FROM THE ENTRYPHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES► be running on empty
- And Nat was like a running sore, crabby, miserable.
- But finally, she would make of it an ulcer, a running sore that would never heal.
- For Horace it might have been a short madness; in Frere it threatened to become a running sore.
- In fact Meadowell is an Elastoplast name like Sizewell, invented in the 1970s to disguise what was already a running sore.
- Such protestations ferment a running sore which breeds contempt for the authorities.
- A nightly news programme, involving late inclusions and enforced changes in running order, is bound to be frenetic.
- Keep the battery fully charged and the engine in running order.
- Two isn't multiplicity and Castelfonte never was in running order, and now they were living in hotels.
- There are a few changes in the running order for the teachers' conference.
- So Jonathan set the running order up and I was really pleased.
- Or, as the Palace will no doubt be recommending to the duchess in due course ... take a running jump.
- The sound of running water could be heard like faint background music.
- They lived in a one-room trailer with no running water.
- A sophisticated technology brought running water into private homes, public bathhouses and imperial palaces.
- Although during the winter there had been no running water this had been restored at least in the centre of the town.
- In addition Drake set up artificial ecologies in aquaria and in running water for artificial stream ecologies.
- Somehow, over the running water, she finally heard the loud knocking on the cabin door.
- The village and ashram had no running water, electricity, fans, radio, or telephone.
- They have no electricity, running water or school; their church collapsed years ago.
- We hike up a little more than a mile and find running water.
- We were looked at with the same sense of distrust that must have greeted the first plumber who installed running water there.
- Attending is simply describing what the child is doing, rather like a running commentary on the activity.
- Don't keep up a running commentary.
- Hearing voices that keep up a running commentary in the head.
- His running commentary was oft-repeated, I guess.
- It becomes a running commentary from navigator to driver.
- Photos of Jack were shown, each thrown up on a large screen with a running commentary.
- This man provided a running commentary on the events on the screen, which were otherwise a fabulous mystery.
- Keep a running total of your expenses.
- And you told me you've kept a running total in your head all the year.
- The cost will simply be kept for each project as a running total entered by hand in a cost ledger.
- A man whose name is so synonymous with a suntan that it is a running joke in Doonesbury?
- An even longer running battle was fought in the royal dockyards.
- As well as his running battle with Monkou, he left stud marks on defender Richard Hall.
- I was not told, when we left, that I should have to fight a running battle with four hundred horsemen.
- In the resulting confrontation several hundred Mohawks armed with clubs and guns fought running battles with police.
- Police and demonstrators regularly engage in running battles near Mr Suharto's home in central Jakarta.
- The fighters quickly pursued them and eventually shot down every one in a running battle.
- They saw graffiti on important public memorials and they saw running battles with the police.
- The latter is a book in which the author is firing on all cylinders.
- This company is firing on all cylinders.
- Your Reticular Activating System is firing on all cylinders, your cortex is turning somersaults.
- If we can hit the ground running, we'll stay ahead of the competition.
- Graduates of law school hit the ground running, you see, as soon as they enter practice.
- He said his Navy experience prepared him to jump into new jobs in new places and hit the ground running.
- The company also could shape a well-educated, flexible pool of employment candidates who could hit the ground running.
- The pressures to perform were immense and their careers were on the line: They expect me to hit the ground running.
- They either hit the ground running, or the ground hits them standing still.
- Hall of Power - a range of engines and heavy machinery, most of which are in working order and operated daily.
- The locomotive was in working order at the time and negotiations proceeded which resulted in transportation to Swanage as described above.
- To this day the milling machinery is in working order.
- Two isn't multiplicity and Castelfonte never was in running order, and now they were living in hotels.
- Let's go - time's running short.
- Many stores are running short on bottled water.
- Our supply of firewood was running short.
- As we are running short of time, let me end with one area where there is a clear divide.
- He was running short of petrol and that route offered him the chance to capture replenishments along the way.
- He was running short of time.
- Nevertheless, Baldwin felt his time was running short.
- San Francisco may be running short of characters, but new communities pop up every day.
- Still, time is running short.
- Time was running short for Lievin.
WORD FAMILYnounrunrerunrunnerrunningoverrunverbrunoutrunoverrunrerunadjectiverunningrunnyadverbrunning
1running water a)if a house has running water, it has pipes which provide water to its kitchen, bath, toilet etc b)water that is flowing or moving: the sound of running water Rinse the vegetables thoroughly under running water.2running commentary a spoken description of an event, especially a race or game, made while the event is happening: She gave us a running commentary on what was happening in the street.3running total a total that keeps being increased as new costs, amounts etc are added: Keep a running total of your expenses as you go along.4running battle/joke an argument or joke that continues or is repeated over a long period of time5running sore a sore area on your skin that has liquid coming out of it6in running order a machine that is in running order is working correctly7the running order the order in which the different parts of an event have been arranged to take place8take a running jump spoken used to tell someone to go away and stop annoying yourunning1 nounrunning2 adjectiverunning3 adverb
runningrunning3 adverb EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- Spender won the Cambridge Poetry Prize three years running.
- This is the fourth time running you've been late.
Longman Language Activatorhappening or doing something in a series
happening one after the other: · Successive nights without sleep make any new parent feel ready to quit.· Jackson became the first batter since Babe Ruth to hit three successive home runs in a single game.· Successive governments have failed to tackle the problem of international debt.
consecutive days, years etc come after one another, with no breaks in between: · The company has made a profit for seven consecutive years.· You must get a doctor's certificate if you're off work sick for more than three consecutive days.
happening immediately one after another in a series, especially in an unusually long series: · The temperatures was 40 degrees below zero for two weeks straight.· She is hoping to beat her personal record of 21 straight victories.
if something happens on a number of occasions, days, years etc in succession , it happens on each of those occasions, days, years etc, without a break: · She's won the championship four times in succession.· It's not advisable to plant wheat in the same field for more than two years in succession.
if a number of events happen one after the other or one after another , each one happens soon after the previous one: · One after another they got up and left the room.· He was so thirsty that he drank five glasses of water, one after the other.· She smoked nervously throughout the meeting, one cigarette after another.
done two or more times, one after another, without a break: · Last week I overslept three days in a row.· The Blazers have won 11 games in a row.
if you do something for the third time, fifth time etc running , you do it that number of times without a break: · This is the fourth time running you've been late.· Spender won the Cambridge Poetry Prize three years running.
two alternate actions, events, feelings etc are done in a fixed order, first one, then the other, then the first one again etc: · He worked alternate night and day shifts.· Italian cities have imposed alternate-day driving rules in an effort to reduce pollution.alternate Sundays/weekends etc (=first one Sunday or weekend, but not the next, then the next Sunday or weekend but not the next etc): · She visits her parents on alternate Sundays.
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES Jess came flying round the corner and banged straight into me. The manager is responsible for the day-to-day running of the hotel. I seemed to spend my life running errands for people. She’s running a fever (=has a fever). It was a bit of a running gag (=a joke which is repeated) in the show. a long-running saga She was involved in a long-running legal battle. Take the road running parallel to the main road just after the village. Come on, time’s running short! Sarah is responsible for the smooth running of the sales department. Donna keeps the office running smoothly. a thread running through the film There could well be a few problems before your new computer is up and running properly.
Jess came flying round the corner and banged straight into me. (=continuous commentary while an event is happening)· The coach driver gave us a running commentary on where we were going.
(=the amount it costs to run a business, a machine etc)· The new technology is cheaper and the running costs are lower.
The manager is responsible for the day-to-day running of the hotel. (=continuing for a long time)· the long-running debate about the future of our inner cities
(=continuing for a long time)· India’s long-running dispute with Pakistan
I seemed to spend my life running errands for people. (=people have strong feelings, especially of anger)· It was the last game of the season, and feelings were running high.
She’s running a fever (=has a fever). (=it does not have much fuel left)· The plane was running low on fuel.
It was a bit of a running gag (=a joke which is repeated) in the show. (also inflation stands at 3%/4% etc) (=used to talk about the present rate of inflation)· Inflation currently stands at 3.2%.
(=in which people always laugh when the same situation happens, or when someone says something)· It’s a running joke in our house that my husband can never find his keys.
a long-running saga She was involved in a long-running legal battle. (=liquid is coming out)· She was crying hard and her nose was running.
Take the road running parallel to the main road just after the village. (=small things that you do to something to keep it working properly)· Farm workers made their own tools and carried out their own running repairs.
(=feel scared, especially because someone might catch you or defeat you)· The opposition were running scared.
· Get yourself a good pair of running shoes if you want to take up running.
Come on, time’s running short! Sarah is responsible for the smooth running of the sales department. Donna keeps the office running smoothly. (=water is flowing out of it)· I think you must have left the tap running.
· Wash the cut under a running tap.
a thread running through the film (=there is not much time left to do something)· Doctors are looking for a suitable donor, but time is running out.
There could well be a few problems before your new computer is up and running properly. (=water that comes out of a system of pipes into buildings)· Only half the city’s houses had running water.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES► be running on empty
- The latter is a book in which the author is firing on all cylinders.
- This company is firing on all cylinders.
- Your Reticular Activating System is firing on all cylinders, your cortex is turning somersaults.
- If we can hit the ground running, we'll stay ahead of the competition.
- Graduates of law school hit the ground running, you see, as soon as they enter practice.
- He said his Navy experience prepared him to jump into new jobs in new places and hit the ground running.
- The company also could shape a well-educated, flexible pool of employment candidates who could hit the ground running.
- The pressures to perform were immense and their careers were on the line: They expect me to hit the ground running.
- They either hit the ground running, or the ground hits them standing still.
- Hall of Power - a range of engines and heavy machinery, most of which are in working order and operated daily.
- The locomotive was in working order at the time and negotiations proceeded which resulted in transportation to Swanage as described above.
- To this day the milling machinery is in working order.
- Two isn't multiplicity and Castelfonte never was in running order, and now they were living in hotels.
- Let's go - time's running short.
- Many stores are running short on bottled water.
- Our supply of firewood was running short.
- As we are running short of time, let me end with one area where there is a clear divide.
- He was running short of petrol and that route offered him the chance to capture replenishments along the way.
- He was running short of time.
- Nevertheless, Baldwin felt his time was running short.
- San Francisco may be running short of characters, but new communities pop up every day.
- Still, time is running short.
- Time was running short for Lievin.
WORD FAMILYnounrunrerunrunnerrunningoverrunverbrunoutrunoverrunrerunadjectiverunningrunnyadverbrunning
three years/five times etc running for three years etc without a change or interruption SYN in a row: She won the prize for the fourth year running.