run out

What does "run out" mean?

1. To use all of something so there is none left
2. To come to an end or expire
3. To leave a place quickly

Examples

• We've run out of milk; can you buy some?
• My visa is running out next month.
• Time is running out to submit your application.
• She ran out of the room in tears.
• We can't run out of options at this stage.

How to use it

'Run out of' + noun is the standard structure. Very common in daily life for supplies. 'Time is running out' is a common expression for urgency.

Similar expressions

Opposites

Related phrasal verbs

• run by

  To tell someone about an idea to get their opinion

• run into

  To meet someone by chance

• run over

  To hit someone or something with a vehicle

• run away

  To leave a place or person quickly to escape

• run up

  To accumulate a large bill or debt

• run down

  To criticize someone unfairly