good run

English

Etymology

Originally referring to theatrical performances.

Noun

good run (plural good runs)

1. (idiomatic) Success over an extended period.

   to have a good run

   • 2013 April 15, Nils Pratley, “Gold has had a good run but don't be surprised now that it's falling”, in The Guardian‎^[1]:

     Gold has had a good run but don't be surprised now that it's falling [title]

   • 2016 June 23, Lucy Mangan, “Goodbye to The Good Wife, a miracle of the small screen”, in The Guardian‎^[2]:

     It’s been the very definition of a good run. After seven series and 156 episodes, Alicia Florrick’s story has ended – in a way, where it began; with a well-deserved slap delivered by a rightly furious woman in an anonymous corridor.

   • 2018, “Drunk in LA”, performed by Beach House:

     I had a good run playing horses in my mind / Left my heart out somewhere running