English-Dutch translations for run-up

• aanloop
  Wat is er in de aanloop naar deze verkiezingen gebeurd? What has happened in the run-up to these elections?
  Ook wij maken ons zorgen over de aanloop naar de Doemaverkiezingen. We are also concerned about the run-up to the Duma elections.
  Ik ben met name bezorgd over de aanloop naar de Olympische Spelen van 2012. I am particularly worried about the run-up to the 2012 Olympics.
• stijging
• toename

Definition of run-up

• The approach run of a bowler before delivering the ball
• A period of time just before an important event
• An increase in the value or amount of something

Examples

• The candidates were very nervous in the run-up to the election.
• Economists expect a run-up of long-term interest rates.

Related words

• run-down
• run-of-the-mill
• run-in
• run-off
• run-through
• run-time
• run-of-the-river
• run-on sentence
• run-time system