come along
Britishverb
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(intr, adverb) to progress
how's your French coming along?
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hurry up!
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make an effort!
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noun
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Accompany or go with someone. For example, Are you coming along with us today? [Late 1600]
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Advance toward a goal, make progress, as in How are you coming along with your piano lessons?
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Appear or materialize, as in I'm hoping another offer will come along soon .
Example Sentences
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Britons on the tour, meanwhile, insist they're not taking sides either - they've just come along to learn something.
From BBC ● Jul. 1, 2026
Then I invited him to come along with me.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 26, 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
"You'd better come along so we can run a few tests."
From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda
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