come-along

1 of 2

noun

: a small portable winch usually consisting of a cable attached to a hand-operated ratchet

come along

2 of 2

verb

came along; come along; coming along; comes along

intransitive verb

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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Verb
The families would go to fundraisers and other events together, and all of their children came along, because nobody had babysitters. Jemma Stephenson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Sep. 2025 However, in the early 1980s, a new theory called cosmic inflation came along, suggesting that before the hot Big Bang, the Universe behaved very differently, pushing any hypothetical singularity unobservably far back. Ethan Siegel, Big Think, 24 Sep. 2025 The panelists discussed the risk that comes along with having many different policies both across the United States and around the world. Claire Dodds, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Sep. 2025 Better than the book being an idyllic sartorial moodboard, however, is the storytelling from Lennox that comes along with it. Christian Allaire, Vogue, 23 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for come-along

Word History

First Known Use

Noun

1891, in the meaning defined above

Verb

1559, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of come-along was in 1559

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“Come-along.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/come-along. Accessed 30 Sep. 2025.

Kids Definition

come along

verb
1
: to go with as a companion
2
: to make progress
work is coming along well
3
: to make an appearance
won't take the first offer that comes along
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