Meanings
plural good runs
- idiomaticSuccess over an extended period.
to have a good run
3 more examples
Gold has had a good run but don't be surprised now that it's falling [title]
2013 April 15, Nils Pratley, “Gold has had a good run but don't be surprised now that it's falling”, in The GuardianIt’s been the very definition of a good run. After seven series and 156 episodes, Alicia Florrick’s story has ended – in a way, where it began; with a well-deserved slap delivered by a rightly furious woman in an anonymous corridor.
2016 June 23, Lucy Mangan, “Goodbye to The Good Wife, a miracle of the small screen”, in The GuardianI had a good run playing horses in my mind / Left my heart out somewhere running
2018, “Drunk in LA”, performed by Beach House
Origin
Originally referring to theatrical performances.
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good run. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/good%20run
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