run of play

noun

A passage of play; a series of consecutive moments, considered as a whole.

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Meanings

nounrun of play (plural runs of play)

plural runs of play

  1. idiomaticgamesA passage of play; a series of consecutive moments, considered as a whole.

    Except for the ending. Going down by nine points when we seemed to have the run of play was shattering.

    2005, Sean Dooley, The Big Twitch, Sydney: Allen and Unwin, page 225
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    Was it a dominating performance? No. Were you expecting dominance? Fact is, Sounders FC created more than twice the chances of the home team. While the finishing was sub-par, the run of play was controlled by the guys in green until the unfortunate mistakes.

    2010 April 25, Joshua Mayers, “Sounders FC 0, Toronto FC 2 -- postgame thoughts and player ratings”, in Seattle Times
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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