run along

Be off now

Run along is a mild imperative telling someone to leave, often with a dismissive or patronizing edge: Run along now, the adults are talking.

It suggests the person being addressed is unimportant to the current situation or conversation.

Parents use it to shoo children away; adults use it condescendingly toward other adults.

dismissal

shoo

Command to leave

off with you · get going · clear off · skedaddle · vamoose · out · dismissed · buzz off · be off · get lost

continuity

extend

Make longer or larger

parallel · border · skirt · line · adjoin · flank · edge · course · path · track

childhood

playground

Children's outdoor recreation space

  • playmateRecreational companion
  • gamesOrganized competitive activities
  • bedtimeDesignated hour for retiring

naptime · children's table · recess · backyard · playroom · kiddie table · sent off · out of the way · little ones · youngsters

Categories
Opposites
social dismissal

run alongstay

Remain in position

come in · remain · welcome · stick around · make yourself at home

movement direction

run alongcome back

Return after absence

return · approach · arrive · come here · stay put

Family

run, runner, running, along, runs, alongside, outrun, runners, overrunning

Familiarity
Top 20,000
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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Everyday, not technical · Rated G