running through

Verb

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

1. (idiomatic, transitive) To repeat something.
   • We will run through scene 2 until we get it right.

   Synonyms:

   reiterate, run back

   1. (idiomatic, transitive) To summarise briefly.
      • Let me run through today's meeting for those who missed it.
2. (idiomatic, transitive) To go through hastily.
   • to run through a book

   Synonyms:

   skim through, slubber

   1. (colloquial, idiomatic, transitive) To quickly inform, train or educate someone, typically of a new concept or a concept particular to an organization or industry.
      • ... we'll run you through a very quick and abbreviated process from production through bottling.2009, Jorge S. Olson with Carlos Lopez, Build Your Beverage Empire, page 115
   2. (idiomatic, transitive) To get something approved quickly.
      • The plans for the new building were rushed through.
   3. (idiomatic, transitive) To use (something, often money) completely, in a short space of time.
      • Near-synonyms: burn through, get through

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