to arrive, or to become available
to go somewhere so that you can be with someone who went there earlier
to go somewhere with someone
to make progress, or to get better in quality, skill, or health
used for telling someone in an impatient way to do something quickly
used for telling someone that you do not believe or accept what they are saying
Ally says: 'He came along to give me support and loves the pictures.
And she let him for a while till something else clearly came along.
And this king comes along and says to him: 'What are you doing?
As I say, coming along nicely.
Come along now! It can’t have been as bad as that!
Come along now, or we’ll be late.
Equally, if another deal comes along, she may decide to sell.
He decided to give the money to the first stranger who came along.
He told me to work hard and take every opportunity that comes along.
He's pulling out of the ride but may come along for the beers.
How’s Kathleen coming along with her swimming?
I have learnt that another bus is usually coming along tomorrow.
If a big, big club comes along, something can happen.
If you are going to be a serious Opposition you need to come along and say what are your proposals, how would you pay for them.
It is entirely possible that a company with a bigger wallet will come along.
It is purely and simply not scoring when a chance comes along.
It is slightly less diplomatic for them to come along and say that yours is rubbish.
I’ve never seen a baseball game – do you mind if I come along?
Love like this may not come along again.
Ray had some work to finish and decided to come along later.
So we wanted to give the fans a chance to come along and support the team.
Something always comes along that surprises you.
Sometimes something comes along at just the right time and captures a mood.
The building work was coming along nicely.
The opportunity to get to a major final is not something that comes along very often.
Then the big endowment scare came along, so I cancelled it after only two years.
Then the police come along and tell him he could be cautioned.
This gruelling sporting discipline came along by chance.
When the chances come along he keeps his cool and tucks them away really nicely.
You need not exclude possibilities further afield, but wait for them to come along rather than actively chasing them, which can wait until you are more established.
You wait for your chance to come along and you take it.
You wait years for a big privatisation to come along, then there are two at once.
comes along
coming along
came along
There is no origin for this phrasal verb
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