to run out
88
2.9
- phrasal verb
- /rʌn aʊt/
- I have to be done in four years because the scholarship runs out then.
- time runs out
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Watch on YouTubeInterestingly enough, his appointment at Doge is supposed to run out at the end of May.
- Interestingly enough, his appointment at Doge is supposed to run out at the end of May.
- And they managed to get there before this this deadline runs out.
- And it turned out that the book was entangled in another country, even though the rights had run out.
- I mean, it's tough and it happens, but in most cases people do try to get that done before the their DD due diligence runs out.
- Do you think humans will be here when the clock runs out here on Earth?
- Because they're actually in that place where time has run out.
- Let's go on, because I'm don't want to run out of time to discussion of memory.
- So they can and they know the exact time and time is running out.
- If I want to become a drummer, am I on track for getting there before X, before my time runs out?
- Alright, now I am coming to an end because probably the time is is is running out in my opinion.
- There's always stuff that people are holding on to, but at some point you're going to realize that there is this clock that you can't see and time is going to run out.
Examples
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The contract will run out after the end of this year if not renewed.
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Her visa will run out next month, so she needs to renew it soon.
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What am I supposed to do when this runs out?
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Our instructions run out after the show.
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Somehow, I had to do all this before my time ran out, or die trying.
Fiction book (2001) -
And then when the time runs out, you're done.
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"You can put things off only so long before time runs out on you," Vinny said.
Fiction book (2000) -
But if we take too long making a thorough assessment, we may run out of options for her day-to-day care.
Academic text (2009) -
Interestingly enough, his appointment at Doge is supposed to run out at the end of May.
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Synonyms
Antonyms
How Long
∞
1.0
88
2.9
Surface Forms
Morphology
run + out
The meaning 'to leave a place suddenly' is directly derivable from 'run' (move quickly on foot) plus 'out' (to the outside), following a common English motion verb + particle pattern. This compositional structure is cross-linguistically familiar and therefore a B1 learner who knows both constituents would readily infer this sense (noting that other idiomatic senses of 'run out' exist, but they do not affect this transparent motion-reading).
Etymology
Run out uses the picture of time or sand moving until it is gone, like an hourglass emptying. That's why a paper or licence can run out and 'stop being valid' when its time is finished.