come along

British  

verb

1. (intr, adverb) to progress

   how's your French coming along?

2. 1. hurry up!

   2. make an effort!

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noun

1. informal a hand tool consisting of a ratchet lever, cable, and pulleys, used for moving heavy loads by hand or for tightening wire

come along Idioms  

1. Accompany or go with someone. For example, Are you coming along with us today? [Late 1600]

2. Advance toward a goal, make progress, as in How are you coming along with your piano lessons?

3. Appear or materialize, as in I'm hoping another offer will come along soon .

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Example Sentences

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come along

"When people come along and say, 'I'm going to make something different for marketing reasons', they are automatically making it more difficult for the recycler."

From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026

It turns out the answer all along was to wait for a bunch of college kids to come along and start waving their shirts around.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 21, 2026

Every year, local people come along and rub beach sand into the marble headstones so the names of those U.S. soldiers can still be read.

From Salon ● Jun. 9, 2026

And aside from the great opportunities that come with doing the press or other things that come along with this, what has it been like adjusting your life to this experience?

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 4, 2026

If I could convince him to come along, the monstrous boy-ogre would be my one-soldier army!

From "Klawde: Evil Alien Warlord Cat" by Johnny Marciano and Emily Chenoweth