errand
n. countable B2 Upper Intermediate US //ˈɛɹənd// UK //ˈɛɹənd// er·rand
n. a short trip you take to do a specific task, like going to the post office or buying groceries.
n. a short journey undertaken to deliver or collect something, or to perform a specific task on behalf of oneself or another.
I have to run a quick errand before we meet for lunch.
She spent the entire Saturday morning running errands, including a trip to the dry cleaners and the bank.
The protagonist's simple errand to deliver a letter soon evolves into a complex journey that forces him to confront his past and the changing landscape of his hometown.
From Middle English erande, erende, from Old English ǣrende, from Proto-West Germanic *ārundī (“message, errand”).
Usage
Commonly used with the verb 'run' ('to run an errand').