Definition of Run on

1. Verb. Talk or narrate at length. "Sam and Sue run on"

Generic synonyms: Speak, Talk

2. Verb. Continue uninterrupted. ; "The party kept going until 4 A.M."
Exact synonyms: Keep Going
Related verbs: Keep Going, Patronage, Patronise, Patronize, Support
Generic synonyms: Continue, Go Along, Go On, Keep, Proceed

Definition of Run on

1. Verb. (idiomatic) To continue without interruption ¹

2. Verb. (idiomatic) To continue talking for a long time. ¹

3. Verb. To operate with a particular energy source. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Run On

run hot and cold
run in
run in the family
run interference
run into
run into the ground
run like a top
run like the wind
run low
run of house
run of play
run of the mill
run off
run off at the mouth
run off with
run on (current term)
run on fumes
run oneself ragged
run out
run out of steam
run out on
run out the clock
run outs
run over
run o’ the mill
run rampant
run rate
run rings around
run rings round
run riot

Literary usage of Run on

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. United States Supreme Court Reports by Lawyers Co-operative Publishing Company, United States Supreme Court (1912)
"The contract might run on to the expiration of the patent, or it might be terminated the next day. There is nothing from which it can be inferred that the ..."

2. Annual Report by New Jersey Civil Service Commission (1908)
"They are run on ... all are through cars run on 30-minute headway. Two cars required on this schedule, the first car leaving Franklin square at 0 am, ..."

3. Money and Banking: Illustrated by American History by Horace White (1911)
"On the following day there was a run on it by depositors, and it" closed its ... On the 23d a run on the Trust Company of America began, and the bankers ..."

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