Hastily make approach

• Endlessly regret joke about speed merchant’s approach
• Approach race in a cheerful mood

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Word definitions in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES the run-up to the election (= the period of time before an election ) ▪ There have been violent street protests in the run-up to the elections. EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ But I would like to know how much of a run-up he ...

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
Run-up , also runup , may be: Run-up (cricket) , type of movement made by a bowler Run-up (aviation) , aircraft verification procedure performed just prior to take-off The maximum height on land reached by a tsunami as it encounters the shore

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 1 (context cricket English) The approach run of a bowler before delivering the ball 2 The approach run of a high jumper or other athlete in order to gather speed or momentum

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. a substantial increase over a relatively short period of time; "a runup in interest rates"; "market runups are followed by corrections" [syn: runup ] the approach run during which an athlete gathers speed

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1834, "an act of running upward," from verbal phrase, from run (v.) + up (adv.). Extended sense "period of time or sequence of events proceeding some important event" is from 1966.