come along

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Definition
  1. Verb (intransitive):
    • To make progress, develop, or improve: To advance or show positive development, often gradually or over time.
    • To appear or arrive: To come into existence, presence, or availability; to turn up.
Usage and Examples

  • To make progress/develop:

    • How is your new project coming along? (It is asking about the project's progress.)
    • Her piano skills are really coming along nicely. (Her skills are improving.)
    • Be patient with the seedlings; they'll come along. (They will develop/grow.)

  • To appear/arrive:

    • A great opportunity came along, and I took it. (An opportunity presented itself.)
    • He was waiting for a bus when his friend came along. (His friend arrived.)
    • This technology didn't exist until smartphones came along. (Smartphones appeared/became available.)
Advanced Usage
  • "Come along!" (as an imperative): Used as an encouragement to hurry up, follow, or make an effort.
    • Come along, children, we're going to be late! (Hurry up, children.)
    • Come along now, you can finish this puzzle. (An encouragement to try/continue.)
Variants and Related Words
  • Come: The base verb. To move or travel toward the speaker or a place.
  • Coming: Present participle/adjective. (e.g., the coming years).
  • Comer (noun): Informal term for someone who shows potential (e.g., "a new comer in the industry").
Synonyms
  • Progress / Develop: Advance, improve, shape up.
  • Appear / Arrive: Turn up, show up, emerge, materialize.
Related Phrasal Verbs
  • Come about: To happen or occur.
    • How did this situation come about?
  • Come across: To find or encounter by chance.
    • I came across an old photo album.
  • Come by: To obtain or visit.
    • How did you come by this rare book?
Related Idioms
  • When opportunity comes knocking / comes along: When a good chance presents itself.
    • You must be ready when opportunity comes along.
  • Things are coming along: A general statement indicating that matters are progressing satisfactorily.
    • Don't worry about the preparations; things are coming along.
Verb
  1. develop in a positive way
    • He progressed well in school
    • My plants are coming along
    • Plans are shaping up
  2. come into being or existence, or appear on the scene
    • Then the computer came along and changed our lives
    • Homo sapiens appeared millions of years ago

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