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come along
verb
(intr, adverb) to progress
how's your French coming along?
hurry up!
make an effort!
noun
informala hand tool consisting of a ratchet lever, cable, and pulleys, used for moving heavy loads by hand or for tightening wire
Idioms and Phrases
Accompany or go with someone. For example, Are you coming along with us today? [Late 1600]
Advance toward a goal, make progress, as in How are you coming along with your piano lessons?
Appear or materialize, as in I'm hoping another offer will come along soon .
Example Sentences
The sort of inward investment he promised doesn't come along every day.
"They came along, put traffic lights on, dug a hole, scratched their heads and went away and it's been pouring out ever since."
"He's more obedient than a dog... If only more of these dumb ones come along," boasts a woman in a new video game that has fuelled a debate on sexism in China.
“If that merger went dead, I don’t know if anyone would have come along and bought the whole company.”
Getting rid of Islamic rule won’t change this dynamic; it is almost sure to guarantee that something worse will come along, sending Iranian politics in unexpected and more corrosive directions.
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