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

"When it starts to move, you're going to want to come along for the ride, but we just need to start moving."

From The Wall Street Journal

I had the idea that such a colleague, a role model for us, would warrant and would deserve and hopefully would feel reassurance as a result of his colleagues coming along to support him.

From The Wall Street Journal

All of them came along after Epstein died.

From The Wall Street Journal

When mobile apps came along as a new way to use software in the 1990s, it generated decades of app making.

From Barron's

So what would we say to other bands and other people who are keeping their head down because they don’t want to deal with all the drama that comes along with speaking up?

From Los Angeles Times