What is a run-up?

What is a run-up? Here are some definitions.

Noun (cricket) The approach run of a bowler before delivering the ball The approach run of a high jumper or other athlete in order to gather speed or momentum (Britain) A period of time just before an important event. An increase in the value or amount of something Find more words! 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In one case, all punishments were stopped for a two-month period in the run-up to last November's Stormont elections. The group sold more than 100,000 model train sets in the run-up to the festive period, outperforming sales of its Scalextric slot racing cars. He has already started to plan fundraising events in the run-up to this year's ambitious challenge. Arm speed refers to the speed with which you pull the disc across your body when you execute the run-up. It was very windy down there at the start of the competition and my run-up was all over the place. See Also What is another word for run-up? Sentences with the word run-up Words that rhyme with run-up What is the plural of run-up? Nearby Definitions run up runup runty runts run to seed run to fat run up against run upon sorts runups run ups run-ups run up the score