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Verbal Ability/Word-usage 6 / 50

Choose the option in which the usage of the word is incorrect or inappropriate: run

A. The company's operations were designed to run on renewable energy sources, minimizing their carbon footprint.
B. Due to unforeseen complications, the project's timeline began to run over schedule, requiring immediate adjustments.
C. As a seasoned manager, he always tried to run a tight ship, ensuring efficiency and discipline within his team.
D. Financial analysts predicted that the current economic recession would run its course by the end of the fiscal year.

The incorrect or inappropriate usage of the word "run" is in option B: "Due to unforeseen complications, the project's timeline began to run over schedule, requiring immediate adjustments."
Why it's wrong:
The phrase "run over schedule" is not an accepted idiomatic expression in English. When a project or timeline is progressing slower than planned, the correct idiom is "run behind schedule" or "fall behind schedule."
Corrected sentence: "Due to unforeseen complications, the project's timeline began to run behind schedule, requiring immediate adjustments."

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