on the run

Related to word: run

Idiom

Definition

  1. While in the process of traveling or moving quickly from one place to another.

    • Due to the time crunch, he could only grab a quick bite to eat while on the run.

    • I have to be on the run every morning to get to work, and I barely have time to sit down for breakfast.

    • She is always so busy that she eats lunch on the run.