as in progressing
to move forward along a course
our backyard makeover is coming along nicely
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Recent Examples of coming along
How is the motel project there in Raleigh, the Gables, coming along?
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Chris Willman, Variety, 27 Mar. 2026
Bove provided an overview of how the pitchers are coming along as competition continues for spots in the rotation and bullpen.
—Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 5 Mar. 2026
Maybe Carl will be better off now that Soft Bar is coming along nicely.
—Brian Moylan, Vulture, 4 Mar. 2026
However, the manager noted that the pitcher’s command is still coming along; Boone is hoping that the Yankees’ catchers can assist Chivilli with his targeting.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 19 Feb. 2026
As with Kasper, that pairing had already been quietly coming along for the past few weeks before Edvinsson’s injury.
—Max Bultman, New York Times, 27 Jan. 2026
The Panthers traded Adam Thielen away, after all, in late August, partly because Coker was coming along so well.
—Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 8 Jan. 2026
Foley said his entire team is coming along.
—Chris Hays, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 Jan. 2026
And to round it all out, Anna’s parents, Charlotte and Bob, would also be coming along for the occasion.
—Chris Dong, Travel + Leisure, 17 Oct. 2025
Chris Willman, Variety, 27 Mar. 2026
Bove provided an overview of how the pitchers are coming along as competition continues for spots in the rotation and bullpen.
—Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 5 Mar. 2026
Maybe Carl will be better off now that Soft Bar is coming along nicely.
—Brian Moylan, Vulture, 4 Mar. 2026
However, the manager noted that the pitcher’s command is still coming along; Boone is hoping that the Yankees’ catchers can assist Chivilli with his targeting.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 19 Feb. 2026
As with Kasper, that pairing had already been quietly coming along for the past few weeks before Edvinsson’s injury.
—Max Bultman, New York Times, 27 Jan. 2026
The Panthers traded Adam Thielen away, after all, in late August, partly because Coker was coming along so well.
—Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 8 Jan. 2026
Foley said his entire team is coming along.
—Chris Hays, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 Jan. 2026
And to round it all out, Anna’s parents, Charlotte and Bob, would also be coming along for the occasion.
—Chris Dong, Travel + Leisure, 17 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for coming along
Verb
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Take these steps to protect comfort and keep progressing forward.—
Tarot.com,
Hartford Courant,
27 Mar. 2026
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Stewart is progressing in his recovery from shoulder surgery last fall and will likely repeat the live BP sessions a few times before going out on an extended rehab assignment in the minor leagues.—
Bill Plunkett,
Oc Register,
27 Mar. 2026
Verb
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In doing so, a supreme intelligence began to emerge.—
Meghan Palmer,
Condé Nast Traveler,
29 Mar. 2026
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Instead, Hall put on late-night shows in the basement of his home and became a popular child magician, earning money by doing his routine at ritzy parties and travelling to magic conventions.—
Vinson Cunningham,
New Yorker,
29 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Even as the White House says talks with Iran are proceeding productively — which Tehran’s accounts contradict — strikes continue to hit countries across the Middle East.—
Mustafa Qadri,
CNN Money,
26 Mar. 2026
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Tesla and Musk still have two cases proceeding through Delaware courts before McCormick.—
Lora Kolodny,
CNBC,
25 Mar. 2026
Verb
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To meet his growing costs, Meraj had increased the price of a cup of tea from ten rupees to fifteen, a fifty-per-cent rise (in New York terms, like a cup of drip coffee going from just shy of four dollars to nearly six overnight).—
Nathan Heller,
New Yorker,
30 Mar. 2026
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McDowell is with 916 Community Alliance, going inside underserved community classrooms to help keep the peace.—
Steve Large,
CBS News,
30 Mar. 2026
Verb
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My friend Thai, whose parents were part of the Weather Underground leadership, remembers his father, Jeff Jones, coming home one day to find their family’s Hoboken apartment surrounded by cops—a fire inspector had spotted his tiny crop of marijuana plants on the fire escape.—
Zayd Ayers Dohrn,
New Yorker,
28 Mar. 2026
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For now, channel the ambition, trust the momentum, and know that the slower, more nourishing chapter is coming.—
Kirah Tabourn,
Condé Nast Traveler,
28 Mar. 2026
Verb
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So instead of going along with the federal government’s new National Voter Registration Act, state legislators followed the recommendation of Idaho’s top election officials and scrambled for a way out.—
Audrey Dutton,
ProPublica,
20 Mar. 2026
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Most favor nation status, going along those lines, a major step forward.—
March 8,
CBS News,
8 Mar. 2026
Verb
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The size of the protest appeared to measure well into the thousands by about the time people were marching from West Sacramento.—
Stephen Hobbs,
Sacbee.com,
28 Mar. 2026
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Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police did use pepper spray on a smaller group of people marching after the official end of the first rally in June and make two arrests.—
Mary Ramsey
March 28,
Charlotte Observer,
28 Mar. 2026
Verb
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The Shards were there with our cast of Love Story, and everyone’s getting along.—
Chris Murphy,
Vanity Fair,
27 Mar. 2026
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But more recently the two have shown signs of getting along.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
21 Mar. 2026
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“Coming along.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coming%20along. Accessed 1 Apr. 2026.
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