go along
verb
went along; gone along; going along; goes along
1
: to move along : proceed
2
: to go or travel as a companion
3
: to act in cooperation or express agreement
go along with the crowd
Synonyms
Examples of go along in a Sentence
everything was going along swimmingly until you interfered
Recent Examples on the Web
But the Lakers had genuine optimism their pitch would land, optimism that started to wane as the process went along.
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Dan Woike, Los Angeles Times, 12 June 2024
Christie went along with the New Jersey voters who didn’t want to help pay for a new one.
—Michael Kimmelman, New York Times, 9 June 2024
But for many, that’s a pipe dream, and as the season goes along, the realization sets in that the A’s will be gone for good as far as Oakland is concerned.
—Jerry McDonald, The Mercury News, 7 June 2024
Details of the call were leaked in Washington, eventually with a transcript, all designed to show that Trump went along with the deal with reluctance.
—Malcolm Turnbull, Foreign Affairs, 31 May 2024
These moments feel like the show being insecure about its own genre, trying to get ahead of the joke instead of going along for the ride.
—Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 12 May 2024
But San Diego could reach its seasonal high of 70 as early as Tuesday and rise a bit above that level as the week goes along.
—Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 May 2024
And among hundreds of pregnant women in Mexico, a 0.5-mg-per-liter increase in urinary fluoride went along with a 2.5-point drop in IQ scores for their 6- to 12-year-old children, researchers reported in 2017.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 28 May 2024
Even though everyone in the room knows that the optimism may be unfounded, everyone goes along with the idea, especially if the CEO sounds enthusiastic.
—Ilya Strebulaev and Alex Dang, TIME, 22 May 2024
Dan Woike, Los Angeles Times, 12 June 2024
Christie went along with the New Jersey voters who didn’t want to help pay for a new one.
—Michael Kimmelman, New York Times, 9 June 2024
But for many, that’s a pipe dream, and as the season goes along, the realization sets in that the A’s will be gone for good as far as Oakland is concerned.
—Jerry McDonald, The Mercury News, 7 June 2024
Details of the call were leaked in Washington, eventually with a transcript, all designed to show that Trump went along with the deal with reluctance.
—Malcolm Turnbull, Foreign Affairs, 31 May 2024
These moments feel like the show being insecure about its own genre, trying to get ahead of the joke instead of going along for the ride.
—Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 12 May 2024
But San Diego could reach its seasonal high of 70 as early as Tuesday and rise a bit above that level as the week goes along.
—Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 May 2024
And among hundreds of pregnant women in Mexico, a 0.5-mg-per-liter increase in urinary fluoride went along with a 2.5-point drop in IQ scores for their 6- to 12-year-old children, researchers reported in 2017.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 28 May 2024
Even though everyone in the room knows that the optimism may be unfounded, everyone goes along with the idea, especially if the CEO sounds enthusiastic.
—Ilya Strebulaev and Alex Dang, TIME, 22 May 2024
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“Go along.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/go%20along. Accessed 18 Jun. 2024.
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