what is another word for running errands

As soon as you paid some one to run an errand, a record of payment was created.

He often got me out of bed, late on an evening, to run an errand.

Before you disappear, I want you to do an errand for me.

→ (send somebody on) a fool’s errand Examples from the Corpus errand He quickly set out on his errand of mercy (=journey to help someone in danger ).

on an errand I couldn’t stop because I was on an errand. This shows that she understands the car could break down if it doesn’t get serviced.From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English errand er‧rand / ˈerənd / noun JOB/TASK a short journey in order to do something for someone, for example delivering or collecting something for them I seemed to spend my life running errands for people.

No problem here means “Don’t worry.” Notice the stress on “No.” The receptionist laughs first, then puts emphasis on “No” by lengthening the word.

If she doesn’t get her car checked, she might not get home! She wants to be friendly and light with the receptionist.

Before my long drive home! Notice the emphasis and intonation on “home.” The speaker wants to show humor here.

Is there anything else? here means “Do you need more information?”.

“Get” and “have” are interchangeable here. This structure is used to describe actions that someone else does for us.

Get my hair cut / have my new pants hemmed / have my car serviced.

Sure is a friendly expression to mean “OK.”.

It rises after “Hi” and falls after “there.”

There’s a good mechanic a few blocks away. I’ll need to have my car serviced before my long drive home! There’s a good hair salon here, which is just a block away. What do you need?Ĭlaire: I need to get my hair cut. Claire: Well, I’m in town visiting for a few days, and I need to get some things done while I’m here.

What is another word for running errands