Hastily make approach

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

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.

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
In cricket, a run-up is the approach a bowler makes when preparing to deliver the ball. The ball must be delivered from behind a bowling crease, but preparation to bowl the ball can be done any way the bowler wishes. Every different bowler approaches the ...

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

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 ...