- the action or sport of running
- to go running
- long-distance/cross-country running
- running shoes
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- cross-country
- fell
- distance
- …
- event
- race
- gear
- …
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- the activity of managing or operating something
- the day-to-day running of a business
- the running costs of a car (= for example of fuel, repairs, insurance)
- Mr Matengu was overseeing the smooth running of the exhibition.
- She took over the running of the organization.
- They are there to ensure the safe running of the event.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- efficient
- smooth
- day-to-day
- …
- be involved in
- be responsible for
- costs
- expenses
- -running(in compounds) the activity of bringing something such as drugs, guns, etc. into a country secretly and illegally
- drug-running
Idioms
See running in the Oxford Advanced American DictionarySee running in the Oxford Learner's Dictionary of Academic Englishin/out of the running (for something)
- (informal) having some/no chance of succeeding or achieving somethingTopics Successc2, Difficulty and failurec2
make the running
- (British English, informal) to set the speed at which something is done; to take the lead in doing something
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