run-up

1. (countable, uncountable)The approach run of a bowler before delivering the ball.

   Jasprit Bumrah has the most unique run-up in the history of cricket.

   the approach run during which an athlete gathers speed

2. (countable, uncountable)The approach run of a high jumper or other athlete in order to gather speed or momentum.

   Anlauf

3. (countable, uncountable)A period of time just before an important event.

   The candidates were very nervous in the run-up to the election.

   Vorfeld, vorangehende Zeit

   a substantial increase over a relatively short period of time

4. (countable, uncountable)An increase in the value or amount of something.

   Economists expect a run-up of long-term interest rates.

   Anstieg

5. (countable, uncountable)The extent of a wave's reach onto land as the result of a tsunami or storm such as a cyclone.

   I found sand pushed all the way to the edge of my home by the run-up of Wednesday's tsunami.

6. (countable, transitive, uncountable)The process of warming up and testing an airplane before a flight.

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