run into something

Related to word: run

Phrasal Verb

Definition (difficulty)

  1. To encounter difficulties or begin to experience problems.

    • We unexpectedly ran into some difficulties during the planning.

    • If you don't prepare in advance, you might run into trouble.

    • She ran into some technical problems during the experiment.

Definition (quantity)

  1. To accumulate or amount to a particular figure as a total.

    • The total cost of the project has run into a hundred thousand dollars.

    • The tasks we were assigned ultimately ran into a total of fifty.

    • The fundraiser ran into a total of three thousand dollars in earnings.