running on

Verb

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

1. (idiomatic) To continue without interruption
   • We can't afford for the performance to run on for more than the specified time.
2. Using a certain time zone.
   • I was still running on daylight savings time.
3. (idiomatic) To continue talking for a long time.
   • She ran on and wouldn't let anyone get a word in edgeways.
4. To operate with a particular energy source.
   • This car runs on bio-alcohol.
5. To make numerous drafts or demands for payment, as upon a bank.
   • Accordingly, depositors may run on a bank upon the receipt of adverse economic news that induces them to revise their assessment of a bank's soundness.2009, Heidi Mandanis Schooner, Michael W. Taylor, Global Bank Regulation: Principles and Policies, page 27
6. (historical) To carry on or continue (e.g. the type for a new sentence) without making a break or commencing a new paragraph.

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