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follow along

Idioms

Move or proceed in accord or in unison with someone. For example, The children followed along with the song, or They followed along with the crowd.

Example Sentences

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But once we started playing music, we realized, “We can go over to this group, and follow along; learn from them and they can learn from us.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 18, 2026

It’s a really fast-moving show, and if English is not your first language, like for my parents, then it’s quite hard to follow along.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 28, 2026

Generally, when these cumulative breadth indicators are making new highs, SPX will follow along and do the same, eventually.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 26, 2026

But what the film does very well is give the viewer enough information in order to follow along without overwhelming them with detail.

From Salon • Jun. 10, 2025

As we follow along, she points to a large facsimile of the Edict of Expulsion hanging on the wall.

From "Across So Many Seas" by Ruth Behar

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