gone along

verb

past participle of go along
as in proceeded
to move forward along a course everything was going along swimmingly until you interfered

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Recent Examples of gone along Often, their wives or some combination of their children or siblings have gone along on these trips. — Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 11 June 2026 Martone has quickly proved pretty special as well and hasn't just gone along for the ride in the playoff push — he's tried to drive that train straight into the postseason. — CBS News, 5 Apr. 2026 Ever since the top two seeds reached the state final in 2022, not much has gone along with what’s expected in the Div. — Tom Mulherin, Boston Herald, 14 Mar. 2026 She has been increasingly stressed out as her shift has gone along. — Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 13 Mar. 2026 But the Senate hasn’t gone along, choosing to stay committed to the 2018 law that raised the age to 21. — Ana Goñi-Lessan, Sun Sentinel, 3 Mar. 2026 This time, Attorney General Pam Bondi has gone along with efforts to prosecute former FBI Director James Comey and New York Attorney General Letitia James—but the department handled the cases so sloppily that a district court has already thrown them out. — Quinta Jurecic, The Atlantic, 20 Jan. 2026 The 49ers have gotten healthier on offense as the season has gone along. — Mike Jones, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2026 And Manning has improved as the season has gone along, but he’s hardly played to the level the preseason hype (and his name) would have suggested. — Rohan Nadkarni, NBC news, 6 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gone along
  1. proceeded
  2. done
  3. come
  4. come along
  5. progressed
  6. gone off
  7. gone
  8. got along
Verb
  • This dispute echoes previous conflicts, such as the 2023 API controversy, where Reddit ultimately proceeded with its plans despite widespread moderator protests.
    — Emma Woollacott, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Then, on Wednesday, the Dodgers got a leadoff home run from Shohei Ohtani and proceeded to allow seven straight runs to the Chicago offense.
    — Ian Miller OutKick, FOXNews.com, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of proceeded
Verb
  • The impact set several fires in an industrial zone, Vorobyov wrote, with damage also done to an administrative building and an electrical substation.
    — David Brennan, ABC News, 4 Aug. 2026
  • The only real equivalent from that generation was Alexander McQueen, and the Met has already done a McQueen exhibition.
    — Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of done
Verb
  • The report about the jet swap comes weeks after concerns about the safety of the new Qatar-gifted jet first emerged as the Ankara trip served as its international debut as the new Air Force One.
    — Siladitya Ray, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2026
  • Bay Area-founded Starbird and its signature chicken — tenders, wings, nuggets, sandwiches, salads, wraps and more — will be available in the coming months at that corner of Mowry Avenue and Fremont Boulevard, the company has confirmed.
    — Linda Zavoral, Mercury News, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of come
Verb
  • Once Netflix came along with a plethora of easily accessible content from dozens and then hundreds and thousands of different content suppliers, the TV Everywhere experiment more or less ended in ignominy.
    — Howard Homonoff, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Some version of both, with all the frustrations and unknowns that come along.
    — Rachel Siegel, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of come along
Verb
  • Perhaps one of the Cold War’s boldest ideas never progressed beyond the experimental stage.
    — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 6 Aug. 2026
  • The board has met in closed session multiple times in recent months as the investigation into Hill has progressed, most recently meeting on July 22.
    — Rebecca Noel, Charlotte Observer, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of progressed
Verb
  • This is not the first time a pilot has gone off-piste to send a message.
    — Charlotte Reck, CNN Money, 14 July 2026
  • But a town in Murray County has one that's gone off its rails.
    — John Lauritsen, CBS News, 18 June 2026
Definition of gone off
Verb
  • In the space of 18 months, China has gone from lagging far behind the US to hosting multiple AI models that are nipping at the heels of Silicon Valley’s champions and gaining major traction among users globally.
    — Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2026
  • There are reports of cyberattacks on water systems in a dozen states, but because there's no federal regulation requiring local utilities to report hacks, more may have gone unreported, Garcia said.
    — Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of gone
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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“Gone along.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gone%20along. Accessed 11 Aug. 2026.

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