The man slowly walks toward her, when suddenly he sets in a run.
Is "sets in a run" grammatical to mean that he suddenly started running? If not, is there another way to say it apart from "when suddenly he starts running"?
It doesn't sound fluent to me: sets in a run. I am from the US.
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It doesn't sound fluent to me: sets in a run. I am from the US.
anonymousThe man slowly walks toward her, when suddenly he sets in a run.
Is "sets in a run" grammatical to mean that he suddenly started running? If not, is there another way to say it apart from "when suddenly he starts running"?
You need to change that.
The man walks toward her slowly, then suddenly breaks into a run.