Adverb

rum

Translation

around, about, over, finished

Die Zeit ist gleich rum.

The time is almost up.

Er steht nur dumm rum.

He's just standing around stupidly.

Wir gehen im Park rum.

We are walking around in the park.

to be over/up (time) The time is up.

rum + Verb (as separable prefix) to ... around He's just standing around.

Synonyms: herum, umher; vorbei (over, past)

Colloquial short form of 'herum', which is a combination of 'her' (hither) and 'um' (around).

Think of 'rum' as a casual shortening, like saying ''round' instead of 'around'. It's often used as a separable prefix.