play along

verb

played along; playing along; plays along

: to agree to do or accept what other people want

They wanted me to cooperate with them, but I refused to play along.

—often + with

I refused to play along with their plan.

Examples of play along in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Pete Crow-Armstrong has played along side Happ in the outfield since debuting in the majors in 2023. — Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 1 Oct. 2026

Stella McCartney’s spring show was an ode to water — and mother nature came out to play along. — Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 30 Sep. 2026

His Murphy is a complete 180 from that wild-eyed take on the abolitionist John Brown, not to mention a fine addition to the canon of good men who find themselves in bad company and have to navigate, pivot, and play along accordingly. — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 16 Sep. 2026

Whatever doubts McCartney still harbored disappeared when the four musicians began to play along with the tape of his acoustic solo performance. — Jordan Runtagh, PEOPLE, 4 Sep. 2026

Rhymes for play along

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