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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That is, until Plato came along and decided that body and mind were two different entities. Mari Andrew, Time, 1 July 2025 The earlier 6-3 Tennessee ruling on June 18 came along ideological lines in U.S. v. Skrmetti, and effectively protects from legal challenges many efforts by the Trump administration and state governments to roll back protections for transgender people. Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 June 2025 And then this person, this superhuman, this alien has come along who all those things come naturally to in many ways. EW.com, 28 June 2025 Researchers warn of computational overhead that can come along with these systems. Tomas Gorny, Forbes.com, 26 June 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 5 Jul. 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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