go along

verb

went along; gone along; going along; goes along
Synonyms of go alongnext

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

Examples of go along in a Sentence

everything was going along swimmingly until you interfered
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In the end, Bucklo went along with the deal, which scuttled a trial that had been set for later this year. Jason Meisner, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2026 Most states went along, and Idaho further broadened its exemption in 1976 to not only keep faith healers from going to jail if their children died, but also to keep their children from being placed in foster care solely for lack of medical care. Audrey Dutton, ProPublica, 26 Aug. 2026 The rally fueled by the Treasury Department's bond-buying announcement lost momentum as the day went along. Jim Cramer, CNBC, 20 Aug. 2026 Amtrak’s Empire Builder is one of the great American train journeys, a 2,210-mile rail voyage through seven states that goes along the northern edge of the American West. Everett Potter, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for go along

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of go along was in the 15th century

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“Go along.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/go%20along. Accessed 31 Aug. 2026.

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