: a small portable winch usually consisting of a cable attached to a hand-operated ratchet
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
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Examples of come-along in a Sentence
Verb
our backyard makeover is coming along nicely
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Allaire Nuss, EW.com, 28 May 2024
Modernism came along in 1985 and lasted until 2010.
—Fred A. Bernstein, New York Times, 26 May 2024
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Verb
Oh no… the music came along after the story was being told.
—Allaire Nuss, EW.com, 28 May 2024
Modernism came along in 1985 and lasted until 2010.
—Fred A. Bernstein, New York Times, 26 May 2024
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“Come-along.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/come-along. Accessed 1 Jun. 2024.
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