in the running
Of a candidate: potential or likely; worthy of consideration.
Even if I were looking for a boyfriend, I don't think he would be in the running.
running
UK /ˈɹʌniŋ/ US /ˈɹʌniŋ/
adj 5noun 5adv 1prep 1name 1
Definitions
adj
1
Moving or advancing at a run.
2
Moving or advancing at a run.
3
Present, current.
running month
4
Flowing; easy; cursive.
running handwriting
5
Continuous; ongoing; keeping along step by step.
a running commentary, a running explanation, my running theory
Thus a constant running fire was kept up, and no interval allowed for the enemy to stand to their guns in safety […]
adv
1
Consecutively; in a row.
Mom's strawberry jam won the blue ribbon at the Holland County Fair three years running.
noun
1
The action of the verb to run.
His running of the business leaves something to be desired.
The train operating company owning group warned in early December that it was unable to publish its results for the year to July 3 2021, following an investigation into the running of Southeastern, which was stripped of its franchise in October [...].
2
The activity of running as a form of exercise, as a sport, or for any other reason.
Running is good exercise.
3
That which runs or flows; the quantity of a liquid which flows in a certain time or during a certain operation.
the first running of a still
4
The discharge from an ulcer or other sore.
5
The act of running errands.
I'm gonna go out and do my running.
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