English

Verb

run hot ‎(third-person singular simple present runs hot, present participle running hot, simple past ran hot, past participle run hot)

1. (of an electrical or mechanical system) To produce excessive heat while operating.
2. (of a bus following a regular schedule) To run ahead of schedule.
   • 1996, Rolland D. King, Bus Occupant Safety, Transportation Research Board, ISBN 9780309060042, p. 55, Appendix H: Compromises Made by Operators to Maintain Schedules:

     8. Running hot

   • 2010, Robin Hong, Singing Bus Driver, Xlibris Corporation, ISBN 9781453547229, p. 22:

     You are eight minutes ahead of time, and some passengers will miss your bus if you run hot.

   • 2011, Andre Carrington, Driving a Bus in New York City, Xlibris Corporation, ISBN 9781465335869, p. 97:

     She was constantly out sick, lazy, or lame and also she was always running hot and not maintaining or operating her bus on time.

   • For more examples of usage of this term, see Citations:run hot.