Run Sth Meaning Face Problem Difficulty Synonym Encounter

Meaning: to face something that could be a problem or a difficulty

• run up against sth We've run up against some technical problems so there'll be a delay in production.
  
  
• run up against sth If they hadn't run up against opposition from corrupt government officials, they would have won the contract.
  
  

Nouns often used as objects with run up against: difficulty, opposition, obstacle, problem, barrier, competition, challenge