run behind

verb

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see run, behind.

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Meanings

verbrun behind (third-person singular simple present runs behind, present participle running behind, simple past ran behind, past participle run behind)

present singular third person runs behind · participle present running behind · past ran behind

  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see run, behind.
  2. To be late; to be behind schedule.
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APA

run behind. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/run%20behind

MLA

“run behind.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/run%20behind. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “run behind,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/run%20behind.

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