come along

British  

verb

1. (intr, adverb) to progress

   how's your French coming along?

2. 1. hurry up!

   2. make an effort!

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noun

1. informal a hand tool consisting of a ratchet lever, cable, and pulleys, used for moving heavy loads by hand or for tightening wire

come along Idioms  

1. Accompany or go with someone. For example, Are you coming along with us today? [Late 1600]

2. Advance toward a goal, make progress, as in How are you coming along with your piano lessons?

3. Appear or materialize, as in I'm hoping another offer will come along soon .

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Example Sentences

Not since Babe Ruth has anyone come along with precisely this set of skills.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

“This lets them know what’s going on without the worry that can come along with uncertain money problems,” Seitz said.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 4, 2026

Not only that, but other troops would have to come along to set up “perimeter defenses,” i.e., to protect the special-ops soldiers from Iranian detection and attack.

From Slate • Apr. 1, 2026

Because there are so many of those series, it’s easy not to write about any of them; but a show from Ukraine doesn’t come along every day — or any day.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 19, 2026

She said no, she’d be doing interviews and taping speeches—but he could come along and hold her tape recorder.

From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin