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came along; come along; coming along; comes along
1
: to accompany someone who leads the way
asked me to come along on the trip
2
: to make progress
work is coming along well
3
: to make an appearance
won't just marry the first man that comes along
Examples of come-along in a Sentence
Verb
our backyard makeover is coming along nicely
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Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 16 Mar. 2025
But just then two young men came along on motorcycles.
—Ben East, Outdoor Life, 14 Mar. 2025
Apple announced Friday that that the hit sports dramedy will be returning for Season 4, and the man behind the mustache, Sudeikis, will be coming along too.
—Harrison Richlin, IndieWire, 14 Mar. 2025
Perhaps, the right deal will come along to bring him back.
—Mark Davis, Newsweek, 14 Mar. 2025
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Verb
Uh uh, method dressing is forever, at least for Timothée Chalamet—until the next role-of-a-lifetime comes along, or the parcels of Bob Dylan ephemera pillaged from the online auction houses stop coming through the young actor’s door that is.
—Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 16 Mar. 2025
But just then two young men came along on motorcycles.
—Ben East, Outdoor Life, 14 Mar. 2025
Apple announced Friday that that the hit sports dramedy will be returning for Season 4, and the man behind the mustache, Sudeikis, will be coming along too.
—Harrison Richlin, IndieWire, 14 Mar. 2025
Perhaps, the right deal will come along to bring him back.
—Mark Davis, Newsweek, 14 Mar. 2025
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“Come-along.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/come-along. Accessed 21 Mar. 2025.
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