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

Maybe that will be something for the Royals to consider at this goes along. —Kansas City Star, 25 Mar. 2026

So instead of going along with the federal government’s new National Voter Registration Act, state legislators followed the recommendation of Idaho’s top election officials and scrambled for a way out. —Audrey Dutton, ProPublica, 20 Mar. 2026

Ever since the top two seeds reached the state final in 2022, not much has gone along with what’s expected in the Div. —Tom Mulherin, Boston Herald, 14 Mar. 2026

She has been increasingly stressed out as her shift has gone along. —Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 13 Mar. 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