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

He thinks his buyers would come along for the ride if Ford considered making a slimmed-down pickup again.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 29, 2026

"Dozens of books, if not more, can be written based on all the materials that are out there waiting for intrepid historians to come along and utilise them," he says.

From BBC • Jun. 27, 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

There’s an old London saying about hope and luck, built around the idea of waiting forever for a bus only to have two come along at the same time.

From Barron's • Jun. 2, 2026

If Sounder was dead, he hoped no one would come along and see him carrying the grub hoe and shovel across the field to the big jack oak.

From "Sounder" by William H. Armstrong