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come along

verb comes along · coming along · came along · come along

  1. intransitive To accompany. I'd like you to come along with me to the opera.
  2. idiomatic, intransitive To arise, appear (make an appearance), come into being. When the telephone first came along, it was mostly just for businesses and rich people, but eventually almost everyone got one.
  3. idiomatic, intransitive To progress; to make progress; to quicken. The renovation is coming along nicely, and should be ready within a month.

noun come alongs

  1. nonstandard Nonstandard spelling of come-along.come-along

interjection

  1. Expression of encouragement or mild reproach. Come along, dear, there's no point crying over it.

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