come running

English

Verb

come running (third-person singular simple present comes running, present participle coming running, simple past came running, past participle come running)

1. To run towards somebody.
   • 2022 January 12, Benedict le Vay, “The heroes of Soham...”, in RAIL, number 948, page 43:

     The burnt and bleeding man staggered to his feet, dazed and unbelieving, and asked the startled townspeople who came running whether his fireman and guard were safe. He was kept away from the smouldering crater where his engine had been, and taken to hospital.

2. To come quickly to somebody's aid or assistance.
   • 1997, “Carry You”‎^[1]performed by Amy Grant:

     I see these sleepless nights and
     I count every tear you cry
     Call my name,
     I'll come running

References

• “come running”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
• “come running”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.