come along
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Verb
[edit]come along (third-person singular simple present comes along, present participle coming along, simple past came along, past participle come along)
- (intransitive, followed by "with") To accompany.
- Synonym: come with
- I'd like you to come along with me to the opera.
- (idiomatic, intransitive) To arise, appear (make an appearance), come into being.
- When the telephone first came along, it was mostly just for businesses and rich people, but eventually almost everyone got one.
- (idiomatic, intransitive) To progress; to make progress; to quicken.
- Synonyms: develop; rock along
- The renovation is coming along nicely, and should be ready within a month.
Derived terms
[edit]- come-along (noun)
- comealong (noun)
Translations
[edit]accompany
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make progress
Noun
[edit]come along (plural come alongs)
- Nonstandard spelling of come-along.
Translations
[edit]come-along — see come-along
Interjection
[edit]- Expression of encouragement or mild reproach.
- Come along, dear, there's no point crying over it.
- Come along, Jane. Please finish your homework.
Translations
[edit]expression of mild reproach
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