go along

verb

went along; gone along; going along; goes along

intransitive verb

1

: to move along : proceed

2

: to go or travel as a companion

3

: to act in cooperation or express agreement

go along with the crowd

Synonyms

• 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

The stands filled out more as the night went along, but empty areas were noticeable in the corners. —Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 18 Oct. 2025

Reporters refuse Pentagon power play From a purely media standpoint, the biggest story occurred when reporters covering the Pentagon turned in their credentials and left the building, rather than go along with Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth’s new access policy that restricts their work. —Bill Goodykoontz, AZCentral.com, 17 Oct. 2025

Horton seemed to really learn how to harness his full arsenal as the season went along. —Sahadev Sharma, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025

Power forward Anthony Davis led the Mavs in scoring with 18 points to go along with nine rebounds, two assists and one block. —Jordan Sigler, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Oct. 2025

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