running out on

NOUN

desertion

Synonyms

STRONGEST

betrayal

STRONG

abrogation apostasy avoidance backsliding departure derelict dereliction disaffection disavowal divorce elusion escape evasion falseness flight forsaking leaving perfidy rejection relinquishment renunciation repudiation resignation retirement retreat secession tergiversation treachery truancy withdrawal

WEAK

absconding castoff defecting departing disavowing falling away going back on marooning recreancy

Antonyms

STRONG

allowance approval arrival coming meeting ratification stay

WEAK

aid assistance help staying

Example Sentences

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“Time is running out on us. What have we accomplished in the last year? Nothing.”

From MarketWatch • May 28, 2026

Fresh vegetables and freshwater are running out on many ships, so the sailors are using social media and very-high-frequency marine radios to share survival tips and tactics.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

Shoppers are snapping up electric vehicles as time is running out on a big tax break for going green.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 27, 2025

Hamilton acknowledged that time was running out on Ferrari's season but added that he saw his first season with the team as a "foundation-building year".

From BBC • May 17, 2025

He was gone before I remembered I was going to tell him about Lightfoot McLendon running out on the trestle to help me off and about Loomis saving my dog.

From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns

running out on

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