out of the running
• no longer in contention for an award, victory, or a place in a team.
• "James is out of the running for the final"
on the run
• trying to avoid being captured.
• "a criminal on the run from the FBI"
Similar:
on the loose,
at large,
loose,
running away,
fleeing,
in flight,
fugitive,
AWOL,
on the lam,
• while running.
• "he took a pass on the run"
