From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishbe on the runbe on the runa) SCCESCAPEto be trying to escape or hide, especially from the policebe on the run from wanted criminals on the run from police b) if an army or opponent is on the run, they will soon be defeated c) to be very busy and continuously rushing about Typical of stress is this feeling of being continuously on the run. → run
Examples from the Corpus
run from• You would almost have thought that we were on the run from something. 