Meanings
adjectiverun-on (not comparable)
- not comparableContinuing on where a rhetorical pause would be more appropriate.
- not comparablePlaced or coming at the end of something, such as at the end of a dictionary entry.
Most dictionaries cover most adverbs with only run-on entries.
nounrun-on (plural run-ons)
plural run-ons
- usuallyball gamesAn amount of time spent playing on the field during a game, especially so as to evaluate a player's abilities.
- A run-on sentence.
She reads musically. No harsh stops, no broken-breathy run-ons, no ups and down soft and fast fluctuations.
1974 April 27, Barba Biccirilli, “Learning To Dare”, in Gay Community News, page 3 - Anything that runs on, such as a run-on entry in a dictionary.
- engineeringThe period when a power saw or other tool continues to run after being powered off.
Synonyms & antonyms
adjective(verse) without a rhetorical pause between lines
Opposite
end-stopped
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Cite this entry
APA
run-on. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/run-on
MLA
“run-on.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/run-on. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “run-on,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/run-on.
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