1
: the act of running up something
2
: a usually sudden increase in volume or price
3
: a period immediately preceding an action or event
ran up; run up; running up; runs up
: to grow rapidly : shoot up
1
: bid up
2
: to stitch together quickly
3
: to erect hastily
4
: to achieve by accumulating
ran up a big lead
Examples of run-up in a Sentence
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Bloomberg, Orange County Register, 30 Apr. 2024
What will interest rates do in 2024? Fed Chair Jerome Powell has said recently that officials are no longer worried that strong job growth will overheat the economy and reignite a sharp run-up in prices.
—Paul Davidson, USA TODAY, 5 Apr. 2024
House reasoned the recent run-up in debt because of the pandemic is an example of how fiscal stimulus can lead to productivity—after all, Q2, Q3, and Q4 2023 all saw productivity increases of more than 3% compared with the prior quarter, according to the Bureau for Labor Statistics.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 1 Apr. 2024
Fuel analysts have attributed the recent run-up mostly to the annual transition from winter-blend gasoline to California’s summer blend that is less polluting but more expensive, which means refineries reduce production to make the switch.
—Rob Nikolewski, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Mar. 2024
And that means the market's rally since autumn could have legs, a development that would further lift Americans’ 401(k) balances and other investments this year even after an already big run-up.
—Paul Davidson, USA TODAY, 24 Mar. 2024
What paid for that run-up in executive pay was a massive increase in U.S. worker productivity.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 21 Mar. 2024
Thursday’s run-up in shares pushed the market capitalization, however, to almost $8 billion at the time of writing.
—Paresh Dave, WIRED, 21 Mar. 2024
The theory is the lack of run-up should make kick returns safer.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, The Mercury News, 20 Mar. 2024
Caleb Lunetta, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 May 2024
There’s yet another attempt to revive the state’s shuttered redevelopment agencies – those crony-capitalist abominations that abused eminent domain, ran up debt without a public vote and distorted development decisions at the local level.
—Steven Greenhut, Orange County Register, 10 May 2024
But construction woes and subpar work ran up costs, delaying the bookstore’s opening and leaving Weston-Roy needing an additional $125,000 to complete the project.
—La Risa R. Lynch, Journal Sentinel, 7 May 2024
The biggest eye-catcher were the 3D kinetic butterflies that ran up her arms like opera gloves, which opened and closed throughout the night thanks to a motor incorporated into her gown.
—Kelsie Gibson, Peoplemag, 7 May 2024
But the dog runs up, circling me again, & back to its owner.
—Yusef Komunyakaa, The New Yorker, 6 May 2024
Image Image Even leading experts in vaccine science have run up against disbelief and ambivalence.
—Apoorva Mandavilli, New York Times, 3 May 2024
And why not run up and down the beach in these bad boys?
—Charlie Hobbs, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 Apr. 2024
Three men jumped out of the Mercedes; one ran up to the Tesla and slashed its tires, and another shattered its windows.
—Daniel Miller, Los Angeles Times, 11 Apr. 2024
Noun
Purchasing a home is more expensive than ever in many areas of the country after run-ups in both prices and mortgage rates over the past couple of years.
—Bloomberg, Orange County Register, 30 Apr. 2024
What will interest rates do in 2024? Fed Chair Jerome Powell has said recently that officials are no longer worried that strong job growth will overheat the economy and reignite a sharp run-up in prices.
—Paul Davidson, USA TODAY, 5 Apr. 2024
House reasoned the recent run-up in debt because of the pandemic is an example of how fiscal stimulus can lead to productivity—after all, Q2, Q3, and Q4 2023 all saw productivity increases of more than 3% compared with the prior quarter, according to the Bureau for Labor Statistics.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 1 Apr. 2024
Fuel analysts have attributed the recent run-up mostly to the annual transition from winter-blend gasoline to California’s summer blend that is less polluting but more expensive, which means refineries reduce production to make the switch.
—Rob Nikolewski, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Mar. 2024
And that means the market's rally since autumn could have legs, a development that would further lift Americans’ 401(k) balances and other investments this year even after an already big run-up.
—Paul Davidson, USA TODAY, 24 Mar. 2024
What paid for that run-up in executive pay was a massive increase in U.S. worker productivity.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 21 Mar. 2024
Thursday’s run-up in shares pushed the market capitalization, however, to almost $8 billion at the time of writing.
—Paresh Dave, WIRED, 21 Mar. 2024
The theory is the lack of run-up should make kick returns safer.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, The Mercury News, 20 Mar. 2024
Verb
Advertisement The video then shows one man attempting to push an officer off the suspect before a second man runs up and punches the officer in the face.
—Caleb Lunetta, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 May 2024
There’s yet another attempt to revive the state’s shuttered redevelopment agencies – those crony-capitalist abominations that abused eminent domain, ran up debt without a public vote and distorted development decisions at the local level.
—Steven Greenhut, Orange County Register, 10 May 2024
But construction woes and subpar work ran up costs, delaying the bookstore’s opening and leaving Weston-Roy needing an additional $125,000 to complete the project.
—La Risa R. Lynch, Journal Sentinel, 7 May 2024
The biggest eye-catcher were the 3D kinetic butterflies that ran up her arms like opera gloves, which opened and closed throughout the night thanks to a motor incorporated into her gown.
—Kelsie Gibson, Peoplemag, 7 May 2024
But the dog runs up, circling me again, & back to its owner.
—Yusef Komunyakaa, The New Yorker, 6 May 2024
Image Image Even leading experts in vaccine science have run up against disbelief and ambivalence.
—Apoorva Mandavilli, New York Times, 3 May 2024
And why not run up and down the beach in these bad boys?
—Charlie Hobbs, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 Apr. 2024
Three men jumped out of the Mercedes; one ran up to the Tesla and slashed its tires, and another shattered its windows.
—Daniel Miller, Los Angeles Times, 11 Apr. 2024
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