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

Twenty-five points, his most in a playoff game since 2020 with the Boston Celtics, to go along with seven assists and five steals turned Smart into the face of a franchise for a night, a team that was all but counted out a week ago without its two leading scorers. —Benjamin Royer, Oc Register, 22 Apr. 2026

There was a bit of screaming by girls, but the boyfriends who went along wanted to listen to the band. —Literary Hub, 21 Apr. 2026

Played two years at Maryland and then two at Michigan and finished with a career-best 10 tackles for loss to go along with four sacks in 2025. —Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 20 Apr. 2026

Cunningham led the way with 39 points on 12-of-27 shooting, to go along with five rebounds and four assists. —Jason Beede, The Orlando Sentinel, 19 Apr. 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