run out of road

verb

Synonym of run out of steam.

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Meanings

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

present singular third person runs out of road · participle present running out of road · past ran out of road

  1. Synonym of run out of steam.

    With No 10 in disarray, Keir Starmer, the Labour leader, has called for a general election regardless of whether Truss stays or goes, saying the government has “completely run out of road”.

    2022 October 14, Keir Starmer, quotee, “Truss premiership ‘hanging by thread’ after Kwarteng sacking and latest U-turn”, in The Guardian

    Synonyms: run out of steam

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verbSynonym of run out of steam.

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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “run out of road,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/run%20out%20of%20road.

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