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

Even if the bill passes the House, there is no guarantee that Senate Republicans will go along. —Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 16 Nov. 2025

Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer caught tremendous blowback in March for doing an about-face and going along with Republicans to keep the government open despite what the left saw as an odious spending bill. —Domenico Montanaro, NPR, 15 Nov. 2025

Such an understanding goes along with an understanding of the psychology of employee engagement and trust. —Matt Emma, USA Today, 13 Nov. 2025

There’s almost always an awkward phase—not to mention an identity crisis that goes along with it. —Margaux Anbouba, Vogue, 13 Nov. 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