along for the ride

idiom

informal

: doing something with other people without being seriously involved in it or having a serious interest in it

He wasn't interested in buying anything; he was just along for the ride.

He just came/went along for the ride.

Examples of along for the ride in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Desiree is exploring Charlotte and the Carolinas, and is looking forward to taking readers along for the ride. —Desiree Mathurin, Charlotte Observer, 6 May 2025

Also along for the ride: John Walker (Wyatt Russell), a disgraced former Captain America and now U.S. Agent, and Ghost (Hannah John-Kamen), whose invisibility has done a number on her psyche. —Brian Truitt, USA Today, 2 May 2025

Or that the 2022 Conn Smythe Trophy winner, the best defenseman of his generation, would look like one of the guys just along for the ride. —Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 29 Apr. 2025

Like the novel’s narrator, Nick Carraway, we’re exhilarated to be going along for the ride. —Rob Kyff, Hartford Courant, 19 Apr. 2025

Rhymes for along for the ride

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