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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
The work is coming along well.
3
: to make an appearance
won't just take the first job that comes along
Examples of come-along in a Sentence
Verb
our backyard makeover is coming along nicely
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Fans now get their fix from YouTube, TikTok, any social-media brand that comes along.
—Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 16 Nov. 2025
Other is one of the most physically demanding stage plays to come along in a while.
—Deborah Wilker, HollywoodReporter, 14 Nov. 2025
That is, until Trinny London’s Naked Ambition serum came along.
—Lily Wohlner, Allure, 13 Nov. 2025
Then, Albert Einstein came along.
—Adrian Bardon, The Conversation, 12 Nov. 2025
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“Come-along.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/come-along. Accessed 18 Nov. 2025.
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