ALL meanings of in the long run
in the long run
I i - verb with object in the long run to cause (a liquid) to flow: to run the water for a bath. 1
- verb with object in the long run to fill (a tub or bath) with water: She ran a hot tub for him. 1
- verb with object in the long run to give forth or flow with (a liquid); pour forth or discharge: The well ran 500 barrels of oil daily. 1
- verb with object in the long run to charge (an item or items) as on a charge account or to accumulate (bills) to be paid all at one time: He ran a large monthly tab at the club. 1
- verb with object in the long run to cause to move easily, freely, or smoothly: to run a rope in a pulley. 1
- verb with object in the long run Golf. to cause (a golf ball) to move forward along the ground after landing from a stroke: He ran his ball seven feet past the hole. 1
- verb with object in the long run to sew or use a running stitch: to run a seam. 1
- verb with object in the long run to cause stitches in (a garment or fabric) to unravel or come undone: to run a stocking on a protruding nail. 1
- verb with object in the long run to bring, lead, or force into a certain state or condition: He ran his troops into an ambush. They ran themselves into debt. 1
- verb with object in the long run to drive, force, or thrust: to run a nail into a board; to run one's head against a wall; to run one's hand into one's pocket. 1
- phrase in the long run If you talk about what will happen in the long run, you are saying what you think will happen over a long period of time in the future. If you talk about what will happen in the short run, you are saying what you think will happen in the near future. 0
- noun in the long run as the eventual outcome of a sequence of events, actions, etc; ultimately 0
- noun in the long run in the final outcome; ultimately 0
- adverb in the long run (Idiomatic) After a very long time; eventually; over a long period of time; more generally. 0