run its course

VERB

clear up

Synonyms

STRONGEST

die down improve

WEAK

become fair become sunny blow over brighten die away lapse lift pick up

Antonyms

WEAK

complicate question worsen

VERB

fly

Synonyms

STRONGEST

flee glide pass race rush shoot speed

STRONG

barrel bolt breeze career dart dash elapse flit hasten hurry hustle roll scamper scoot sprint tear whiz zoom

WEAK

go like the wind make off slip away

Antonyms

STRONGEST

slow

STRONG

dally dawdle decelerate delay procrastinate wait walk

VERB

stop

Synonyms

STRONGEST

break cease close drop end halt hold kill pause put an end to quit stall stand stay

STRONG

conclude desist discontinue finish refrain scrub tarry terminate

WEAK

be over blow off break off call it a day cold turkey come to a standstill cool it cut out cut short draw up hang it up pull up quit cold shut down sign off wind up wrap up

Antonyms

STRONGEST

advance allow begin commence continue do go initiate release start

STRONG

carry on introduce restart

WEAK

encourage

Example Sentences

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But that tactic has just about run its course.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

Were there ever moments when you thought the club had run its course?

From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026

So much for being “woke,” I guess, but there’s a label that has really run its course.

From Salon • May 8, 2026

Dementia is a special illness, and it can take a long time to run its course.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 11, 2026

“Hit ain’t your fault, honey. Thet’s the way pneumonia is. Hit comes on with a bang, then it has to run its course, and we won’t know which way it’ll go till the crisis comes.”

From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns

run its course

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