break into a run

verb

To start running.

“When they realized they might miss the train, they broke into a run.”

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Meanings

verbbreak into a run (third-person singular simple present breaks into a run, present participle breaking into a run, simple past broke into a run, past participle broken into a run)

present singular third person breaks into a run · participle present breaking into a run · past broke into a run · participle past broken into a run · alternative break into a jog

  1. idiomaticintransitiveTo start running.

    When they realized they might miss the train, they broke into a run.

Translations

Czech rozběhnout
  • rozběhnoutto start running
Hungarian futásnak ered
  • futásnak eredto start running
Tamil ஓட்டம்பிடி
  • ஓட்டம்பிடி (ōṭṭampiṭi)to start running
Cite this entry
APA

break into a run. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/break%20into%20a%20run

MLA

“break into a run.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/break%20into%20a%20run. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “break into a run,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/break%20into%20a%20run.

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