Time went off and ran (7)
I believe the answer is:
trotted
'ran' is the definition.
(trotting is a kind of running)
'time went off' is the wordplay.
'time' becomes 't' (abbreviation).
'went off' becomes 'rotted'.
't'+'rotted'='TROTTED'
'and' is the link.
(Other definitions for trotted that I've seen before include "Scampered" , "moved at a fair pace" , "Moved at fairly fast gait" .)