along for the ride

phrase

: in company

As we waited, I chatted with lawmakers … who were along for the ride.

—Lincoln Chafee

also : in company with no other purpose than to be present

Griffin and I were really just along for the ride …

—Gene Kranz

Examples of along for the ride in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Sports Illustrated was along for the ride, as Legette showcased a day in his life with the entire town alongside him for the trail ride. — Scott Thompson Outkick, FOXNews.com, 30 Sep. 2026

Animal sources tend to come with more saturated fat, while plant sources often bring fiber and unsaturated fats along for the ride. — Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 23 Sep. 2026

Ferrari’s two-seat sports cars might be the brand’s identity, but the Italian automaker has always catered to customers who want to bring more than one passenger along for the ride. — Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 20 Sep. 2026

Trotter’s husband, a farmer, was to block traffic by driving ahead in their gray pickup truck; their five-year-old son and infant daughter were along for the ride. — Ingfei Chen, New Yorker, 18 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1929, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for along for the ride

• acetaldehyde
• acetanilide
• arabinoside
• cycloheximide
• cyclophosphamide
• diethylamide
• dinucleotide
• ferricyanide
• ferrocyanide
• glutaraldehyde
• glyceraldehyde
• hydroperoxide