COME ALONG


Meaning of COME ALONG in English

come along phrasal verb ( see also ↑ come )

1 . be coming along informal to be developing or making progress SYN progress :

He opened the oven door to see how the food was coming along.

Your English is coming along really well.

2 . to appear or arrive:

A bus should come along any minute now.

Take any job opportunity that comes along.

3 .

a) to go to a place with someone:

We’re going into town – do you want to come along?

b) to go somewhere after someone:

You go on ahead – I’ll come along later.

4 . come along!

a) used to tell someone to hurry up SYN come on :

Come along! We’re all waiting for you!

b) used to encourage someone to try harder SYN come on :

Come along! Don’t give up yet!

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.