go along

verb

Definition of go alongnext
as in to progress
to move forward along a course everything was going along swimmingly until you interfered

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Recent Examples of go along California settled the lawsuit last month, and the other states involved went along with the compromise. — Jon Brodkin, ArsTechnica, 6 Oct. 2026 Back then, with no off-ramp in sight in the Middle East, oil was marching higher, stoking inflation fears, and bond yields went along for the ride. — Zev Fima, CNBC, 30 Sep. 2026 Once completed, the BRT project will go along East Colfax from Broadway to I-225. — Brian Sherrod, CBS News, 28 Sep. 2026 Encounter turns threatening When the food-truck operator did not go along with the demand, the encounter became more menacing, according to investigators. — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 22 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for go along
Recent Examples of Synonyms for go along
  1. progress
  2. do
  3. proceed
  4. march
  5. get along
  6. come along
  7. come
  8. go
Verb
  • Completing the flight test just weeks after a captive-carry event demonstrated how quickly the program progressed through its testing sequence.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 21 Oct. 2026
  • As work at the track progressed, one urgent mitigation project upriver lagged.
    — Abe Streep, ProPublica, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of progress
Verb
  • There are rippling gasps, drums, strings, sax, a vaguely Latin guitar, a sample of a woman talking about getting her hair done.
    — Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 26 Oct. 2026
  • Sellers who have the option to pull their listing off the market are generally doing so.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 26 Oct. 2026
Definition of do
Verb
  • During captive-carry testing, engineers can assess equipment carried by an aircraft before proceeding to more demanding flight demonstrations.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 21 Oct. 2026
  • Already postponed 24 hours, the invasion proceeded in the face of rough seas, strong winds, and low visibility in order to seize a small window in time of enormous consequence.
    — Marc E. Andersen, Washington Post, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of proceed
Verb
  • The two candidates finalized the arguments of their campaigns on Saturday, as Lula marched along Rio de Janeiro’s Copacabana beach, while Bolsonaro campaigned in a key battleground state.
    — Carter Schroppe, The Washington Examiner, 25 Oct. 2026
  • Taking their cue from Spaniards, protesters in Lisbon who have been gathering to demand affordable housing are expected to march across the city on Saturday.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 24 Oct. 2026
Definition of march
Verb
  • That does not, however, mean that Divya and Isla will get along.
    — Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 19 Oct. 2026
  • Wang and the victim reportedly didn’t get along, the police affidavit said.
    — Eduardo Cuevas, CNN Money, 17 Oct. 2026
Definition of get along
Verb
  • Because of the certain people who came along at just the right time to rescue me — sometimes from myself.
    — Mikey O'Connell, HollywoodReporter, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Films come along, or songs come along, or something happens in art where people go, ‘Oh, that artist really needed to see that depiction of themselves.
    — Marcus Jones, IndieWire, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of come along
Verb
  • At meetings in 2014 and 2016, both of which came six days before elections, the Fed held steady.
    — Aoife Walsh, Washington Post, 27 Oct. 2026
  • Further announcements for the 2027 event will be due in the coming months.
    — Thomas Smith, Billboard, 26 Oct. 2026
Definition of come
Verb
  • Jayaprakash told Fortune that most of the new money will go toward purchasing more computing power.
    — Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2026
  • Bauers and his wife, Lauren Bauers, sat down with ABC News’ Will Reeve to discuss his journey, going from nearly walking away from professional baseball in 2024 to being named the National League Championship Series MVP last week.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of go

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“Go along.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/go%20along. Accessed 28 Oct. 2026.

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