phrasal verb · formal
run smoothly
/rʌn ˈsmuːðli/run SMOOTH·ly
task2speaking
to proceed without problems or interruptions; to work or operate well
Examples
“With good planning, the conference ran smoothly and on time.”
“We need to ensure the launch will run smoothly.”
“If all systems are updated, the new app should run smoothly.”
Band 8 sentence
“Thanks to thorough rehearsals, the ceremony ran smoothly and concluded ahead of schedule.”
Collocations
- run smoothly (an event)
- everything ran smoothly
Word family
run verbsmooth adjsmoothly adv
Common mistakes
The meeting run smooth.→The meeting ran smoothly.
We want the event run smoothly.→We want the event to run smoothly.
Say it for a higher band
5go well→6proceed smoothly→7+run smoothly
Synonyms
go smoothly
operate without problems
Easily confused
go smoothly
“If everything goes smoothly, the negotiation will finish today.”
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