run into one
B2 informal intransitive
In simple words
When two or more things mix together so much that you can't tell them apart anymore
Literal meaning: To run and merge into a single thing — fairly descriptive of the blending sense
Meanings
1 B2
idiomatic
informal
For separate things, events, or periods to blur together so they cannot be distinguished from one another
"After months of lockdown, all the days began to run into one."
Usage notes
Commonly used to describe days, memories, sounds, or colours that blur together. More common in British English. Often used to express monotony or confusion.
Commonly used with
days memories sounds colours weeks voices
Forms
Base
run into one
I/you/we/they
3rd person
runs into one
he/she/it
Past simple
ran into one
yesterday
Past participle
run into one
have + pp
-ing form
running into one
continuous
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