running laps
Jogging repeated loops
Running laps is repeatedly circling a track, field, or designated course as exercise or training.
Athletes run laps to build endurance; coaches assign them as conditioning or punishment.
The phrase extends to any repetitive circuit: I've been running laps around the parking lot looking for a space.
Figuratively, to run laps around someone is to outperform them decisively.
- trackPath or monitored route
- track meetAthletic racing event
- sprintingMaximum-speed locomotion on foot
- joggingSlow-paced locomotion exercise
- ovalElongated rounded shape
starting line · sweat · pacing · stride · circuit · breathless · endurance · timer · sneakers · lanes · finish · rubber · relay · stamina · burning lungs · heartbeat · second wind · loop
- school disciplinesuspension, expulsion, detention, corporal punishment, paddling
- punishmentsjail, prison, timeout, grounded, fine
- military punishmentsflogging, lashing, whipping, court-martial, brig
running lapsstanding still
Absence of motion
sitting · lying down · resting · staying put · lounging
running lapswandering aimlessly
Moving without purpose or goal
running laps100-meter dash
Brief straight-line footrace
running, laps, runs, runner, runners, runny, overrun, lapped, lapping