break into a run

Verb

idiomatic intransitive

(intransitive, idiomatic) To start running.

Japanese Meaning

走り出す / 走り始める

Seeing the bus pull away, she had to break into a run to catch it.

バスが出て行くのを見て、彼女は追いつくために走り出した。

Sense（1）

(intransitive, idiomatic) To start running.

When they realized they might miss the train, they broke into a run.

breaks into a run

（ present singular third-person ）

breaking into a run

（ participle present ）

broke into a run

（ past ）

broken into a run

（ participle past ）