went along

verb

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

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Recent Examples of went along The rally fueled by the Treasury Department's bond-buying announcement lost momentum as the day went along. — Jim Cramer, CNBC, 20 Aug. 2026 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 Washington broadly went along with the same logic because the alternative, the total economic isolation of Russia, would have required genuine multilateral coordination with India and China, an outcome that was never politically realistic. — Wesley Alexander Hill, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026 Both sides went along with the judge switch, following a long-standing legal practice of having one judge oversee related cases. — Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 16 July 2026 Johns said parents who chose Morrison’s school and went along with her methods were sold lies. — Jennifer Smith Richards, ProPublica, 15 July 2026 Weekly Newsletter All this went along with a view of Buddhism as the polar opposite of the Orientalist image of the passive Asian. — Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 7 July 2026 At the time, PayPal was still a division of eBay (EBAY), and when PayPal was spun off into an independent company in 2015, Venmo went along with it. — Colin Dodds, Encyclopedia Britannica, 17 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for went along
  1. progressed
  2. did
  3. proceeded
  4. marched
  5. went
  6. came
  7. came along
  8. went off
Verb
  • Mayer had some early success with her jab, but Cameron increasingly took control as the fight progressed and landed the cleaner punches before hurting Mayer with a right hand in the eighth round.
    — Amelie Claydon, New York Times, 30 Aug. 2026
  • Dion has largely stepped back from performing since canceling her Courage World Tour as her condition progressed.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 28 Aug. 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
  • Ryan Fitzgerald, who won the job last year and proceeded to have a clutch, consistent and special rookie season, will be the starter Week 1.
    — Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 25 Aug. 2026
  • Investigators say Williams proceeded to strangle the woman, holding her up for 20 to 25 seconds until her feet dangled beneath her.
    — Anna McAllister, CBS News, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of proceeded
Verb
  • Denver marched 65 yards in six plays on its opening drive for a touchdown.
    — Rob Reischel, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2026
  • National Guardsmen marched in the paralyzing heat, which, along with the shadows cast by a revolving sculpture in the courtyard, suggested the eerie calm before the gunfight in a Western.
    — Julian Lucas, New Yorker, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of marched
Verb
  • With the patchwork lineup, the Giants had 10 hits and went an impressive 5-for-11 with runners in scoring position to help snap a four-game losing streak.
    — Curtis Pashelka, Mercury News, 25 Aug. 2026
  • The Atlanta Braves also activated a deal with Kalshi without a formal announcement around the start of August that went unnoticed by news media.
    — Dan Bernstein, Sportico.com, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of went
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
  • His son came along and posted himself about the same distance to our right.
    — Leslie E. Tassell, Outdoor Life, 27 Aug. 2026
  • People remember a year by who headlined, which friend came along, or how old their kid was when a particular song started playing.
    — Svetlana Khachiyan, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of came along
Verb
  • Despite a dizzying number of podcasts, the sports world lacks wry, newsy video chats of true depth, at least since Around the Horn went off the air.
    — Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Before anyone could tap their heels on the floor and start the party, though, fire sprinklers went off unexpectedly in a nearby hotel room, forcing everyone to evacuate the building.
    — DeAsia Paige, AJC.com, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of went off

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