came along

verb

past tense of come along
as in progressed
to move forward along a course our backyard makeover is coming along nicely

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Recent Examples of came along But even before that, to win more (Concacaf Champions Cup) games, (to be more competitive) when the Club World Cup came along, etc. — Paul Tenorio, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026 But the learning curve was steep until new AI tools came along, said Murtaza Ali, a doctoral candidate at the University of Washington whose research focuses on computer science education. — ABC News, 3 Aug. 2026 By the time Dulles came along, about 30 years later, the jet age had fully arrived. — Adrienne Lafrance, The Atlantic, 2 Aug. 2026 Then Uber came along and punctured the entire system within a few years. — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 31 July 2026 Before ACTs came along, the malaria parasite was building resistance to the older antimalarials; that resistance massively increased the death toll of malaria. — Christine Ro, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026 Dylan Jagger Lee The couple’s second son, Dylan Jagger, came along on December 29, 1997. — Christina Perrier, InStyle, 10 July 2026 Norway hadn’t made the World Cup for nearly three decades, until Haaland and this generation of Norwegians came along. — Tim Rohan, NBC news, 6 July 2026 Here’s hoping the real Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce had better luck than their lookalikes, who ended up having to rescue Thrasher’s bridal veil when a stiff wind came along. — Lisa Gutierrez july 6, Kansas City Star, 6 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for came along
  1. progressed
  2. did
  3. proceeded
  4. marched
  5. came
  6. went along
  7. went
  8. got along
Verb
  • But as the war in Ukraine has progressed, the IOC and IPC have eased restrictions.
    — Mark Temnycky, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026
  • His attorney Mark Wykoff told the judge at his sentencing in January that the cancer had progressed to Stage 4 and spread to his liver and lungs.
    — Jerry Nowicki, CBS News, 31 July 2026
Definition of progressed
Verb
  • Johnson’s office did not immediately respond to a request for comment Wednesday, nor did HUD officials.
    — Lizzie Kane, Chicago Tribune, 7 Aug. 2025
  • Wisconsin Republicans did the same last year, and similar efforts have been raised in other states.
    — Rob Picheta, CNN Money, 6 Aug. 2025
Definition of did
Verb
  • Hawley then proceeded to a lengthy list of questions that accused Fauci of misconduct in his government role.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 29 July 2026
  • Iger proceeded to restructure the company, dismantling the Disney Media and Entertainment Distribution Division.
    — Chris Murphy, Vanity Fair, 29 July 2026
Definition of proceeded
Verb
  • Humanoids marched, backflipped, and twirled nunchucks; robotic pandas gambolled.
    — Evan Osnos, New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2026
  • As the Chiefs marched to a second straight Super Bowl championship and their third in five seasons, Toney watched unhappily.
    — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of marched
Verb
  • That came just a few days after news broke that Palantir had secured a $10 billion contract from the US Army over the next decade.
    — Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2025
  • All five of Bednar’s outs came via strikeout on Wednesday.
    — Brendan Kuty, New York Times, 7 Aug. 2025
Definition of came
Verb
  • But, partly because of his foot issue, his production dipped as the season went along.
    — Dan Wiederer, New York Times, 30 July 2026
  • And just one week before, Vogue went along with Emma for the final fitting of her Monique Lhuillier custom wedding gown and archival after-party dress.
    — Shelby Wax, Vogue, 26 July 2026
Definition of went along
Verb
  • Tommy Edman hit a three-run home run for the Dodgers, and Teoscar Hernández also went deep.
    — Jay Cohen, Chicago Tribune, 4 Aug. 2026
  • The ceremony ultimately went ahead with an Elvis impersonator officiating as Kacie wore a white dress and white cowboy hat.
    — Deirdre Durkan, PEOPLE, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of went
Verb
  • Frawley and Vance were better known as Fred and Ethel to millions of fans — and infamously never quite got along.
    — Rance Collins, Entertainment Weekly, 30 July 2026
  • McGonigle, DeBarberie said, was the type of kid who got along with all sorts of crowds.
    — Cody Stavenhagen, New York Times, 6 July 2026
Definition of got along

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