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in the running

in the running prepositional phrase: of a candidate: potential or likely; worthy of consideration.

Prepositional phrase

  1. (idiomatic) Of a candidate: potential or likely; worthy of consideration.
    • Even if I were looking for a boyfriend, I don't think he would be in the running.
  2. (idiomatic) Of a competitor or contestant: still eligible and able to win.
    • My favourite singer wasn't eliminated, so she's still in the running!

in the running meaning in Malayalam

in the running in Malayalam

likely to get, a candidate for, in line for
വിജയസാദ്ധ്യതയുള്ള, തിരഞ്ഞെടുക്കപ്പെടാൻ സാദ്ധ്യതയുള്ള, കിട്ടാൻ സാദ്ധ്യതയുള്ള, സാദ്ധ്യതാസ്ഥാനാർത്ഥിയായ, മത്സരാർത്ഥിയായ, ചുരുക്കപ്പട്ടികയിൽ പേരുള്ള

Antonyms of in the running

Questions about in the running

What does in the running mean?
In the running means of a candidate: potential or likely; worthy of consideration.
What is in the running in Malayalam?
In the running in Malayalam is വിജയസാദ്ധ്യതയുള്ള, തിരഞ്ഞെടുക്കപ്പെടാൻ സാദ്ധ്യതയുള്ള, കിട്ടാൻ സാദ്ധ്യതയുള്ള. See In the running meaning in Malayalam.
What part of speech is in the running?
In the running is a prepositional phrase.

Words near in the running in the dictionary

  1. in the right place at the right time
  2. in the road
  3. in the room
  4. in the rough
  5. in the round
  6. in the running
  7. in the sack
  8. in the saddle
  9. in the sales
  10. in the same boat
  11. in the same breath

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: in the running (page history and authors); in the running (Olam, E.K. Kurup corpus) (dataset and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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