to run into
274
2.6
- phrasal verb
- /rʌn ˈɪntu/
:
encontrarse con
- Many of those endeavors will run into problems without engineering support.
- run into trouble
- run into problems
- run into difficulty
But a few of them ran into, you know, trouble.
- But a few of them ran into, you know, trouble.
- But that's that's a real issue that people run into in the legal system.
- Obviously, one thing you then run into is you've got a stream.
- And the issue I'm running into now is the batteries.
- Jacob Rees Mogg run into similar difficulties.
- OK, there's one caveat, one problem that you run into in using something like this.
- But we still run into these, these losses, these.
- It gets me through those, you know, those dry spells you run into when you're married.
- Last year, she ran into digestive problems that sidelined her.
- Eventually the Lyceum Theatre starts running into problems.
- This is where a lot of women run into trouble in their search for a good man.
Examples
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We've run into a problem.
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However, the new program has nonetheless run into severe political criticism in the opposition press.
Academic text (1993) -
But a few of them ran into, you know, trouble.
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And they probably think that you never ran into challenges like that.
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But in the South he ran into problems.
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Of course, we are always running into problems in our jobs.
Academic text (2011) -
Halfway through construction he ran into money problems.
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Call Mr. Griffin on this number only, if you have any more questions or run into any problems.
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But that's that's a real issue that people run into in the legal system.
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We ran into some unexpected problems during the project.
Synonyms
442
3.2
To meet someone or find a problem unexpectedly
200
2.6
Have problems because of what you do
3
5.8
Face a problem that slows progress or makes things harder
Face unexpected problems or opposition while doing something
Antonyms
How Severe
88
3.9
3
7.4
274
2.6
235
5.1
∞
2.2
61
4.1
Surface Forms
Morphology
The literal components 'run' (move quickly) + 'into' (into/against) yield a clear physical sense of colliding or coming into contact, which easily extends metaphorically to 'encounter' someone or something. However, the sense of unexpectedly experiencing difficulties is a metaphorical extension and includes pragmatic nuance (unexpectedness) that may not be fully predictable for a B1 learner, so the expression is partly but not wholly transparent.
Etymology
The phrasal verb run into can picture hitting an unexpected obstacle: you run into a fence or other barrier, so it now means 'to experience problems or difficulties unexpectedly'.