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run behind

run behind verb: used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see run, behind.

Verb

run behind (third-person singular simple present runs behind, present participle running behind, simple past ran behind, past participle run behind)

  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see run, behind.
  2. To be late; to be behind schedule.

Forms of run behind

third-person singular presentruns behind
present participlerunning behind
pastran behind
past participlerun behind

Questions about run behind

What does run behind mean?
Run behind means used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see run, behind.
What part of speech is run behind?
Run behind is a verb.
What is the past tense of run behind?
The past tense of run behind is ran behind.

Words near run behind in the dictionary

  1. run away with
  2. run back
  3. run barefoot through
  4. run batted in
  5. run before
  6. run behind
  7. run bike
  8. run bikes
  9. run book
  10. run books
  11. run by

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