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runs behind

runs behind is the third-person singular simple present indicative of run behind.

Meaning of 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.

Questions about runs behind

What is runs behind the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Runs behind is the third-person singular simple present indicative of run behind.

Words near runs behind in the dictionary

  1. runs away with
  2. runs back
  3. runs barefoot through
  4. runs batted in
  5. runs before
  6. runs behind
  7. runs by
  8. runs circles around
  9. runs counter
  10. runs deep
  11. runs down

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