go along

verb

went along; gone along; going along; goes along

intransitive verb

1

: to move along : proceed

How is the project going along?

He made it up as he went along.

2

: to go or travel as a companion

I asked if I could go along with them.

3

: to act in cooperation or express agreement

go along with the crowd

4

: to be part of something

the top job and all the stress that goes along with it

Synonyms of go along

• progress
• do
• proceed
• march
• get along
• come along
• come
• go
• go off

Examples of go along in a Sentence

everything was going along swimmingly until you interfered

Recent Examples on the Web

When the Civil War began, Hinds refused to let the boy go along. — Paul Schullery, Outdoor Life, 13 Aug. 2026

Any of them winning the FedEx Cup might go along way toward getting the Jack Nicklaus Award. — ABC News, 12 Aug. 2026

But Florida lawmakers haven’t gone along, and the mandates are still in place. — Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 12 Aug. 2026

Daeron’s dragon surely would go along with him in a hostage situation such as this. — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for go along

• evensong
• livelong
• overlong
• vietcong
• agung
• belong
• birdsong
• furlong
• headlong
• headstrong
• lifelong
• plainsong