come along
Britishverb
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(intr, adverb) to progress
how's your French coming along?
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hurry up!
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make an effort!
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noun
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Accompany or go with someone. For example, Are you coming along with us today? [Late 1600]
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Advance toward a goal, make progress, as in How are you coming along with your piano lessons?
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Appear or materialize, as in I'm hoping another offer will come along soon .
Example Sentences
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"Having Neil with us this year has been great - we of a certain age all know who he is and what he's done, and we're thrilled that he offered to come along and help."
From BBC
I felt like I came into my own a little bit, and so just to find those meaty roles — but they don’t always come along.
From Los Angeles Times
The next step is stopping people returning to the streets, and Gareth has come along as much for the mental health boost of seeing familiar faces as for the food parcel.
From BBC
“Either that, or a new positive catalyst — such as their curtailing expected AI capex — comes along to give the QQQs some positive momentum.”
From MarketWatch
“Come on, boy,” I coaxed, “I’m not going monkey hunting. I’m going to the store. Don’t you want to come along?”
From Literature
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