went along

verb

past tense of go along
as in progressed
to move forward along a course everything was going along swimmingly until you interfered

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Recent Examples of went along There was a bit of screaming by girls, but the boyfriends who went along wanted to listen to the band. — Literary Hub, 21 Apr. 2026 Oviedo showed flashes of excellence in spring training, but his velocity noticeably dipped as camp went along. — Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 8 Apr. 2026 There was a lot of potty talk that went along with this effort as the crew and Mission Control repeatedly tried to flush the vent lines and drain the toilet, which is itself a first for a moon mission. — Claire Cameron, Scientific American, 5 Apr. 2026 In handing down Iwamasa’s sentence today, the judge basically went along with the prosecution’s recommendations. — Dominic Patten, Deadline, 27 May 2026 The host committee had originally estimated a need for 5,200 volunteers, but that number shrunk as the process went along and organizers realized the true needs of the city. — Peter Warren, Houston Chronicle, 30 Apr. 2026 The pursuit at times reached speeds of 110 mph as the suspect went along Lewis Avenue, West Dunbar Road and then past Meanwell Road before pulling into a field and coming to a stop. — Paula Wethington, CBS News, 1 May 2026 At the time, PayPal was still a division of eBay (EBAY), and when PayPal was spun off into an independent company in 2015, Venmo went along with it. — Colin Dodds, Encyclopedia Britannica, 17 June 2026 In two days, the Legislature largely went along with a plan for dramatically slashing taxes on a homeowner’s primary residence, a primary source to run all 67 counties, 411 cities and more than 2,000 single-purpose special taxing districts. — Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 6 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for went along
  1. progressed
  2. did
  3. proceeded
  4. marched
  5. went
  6. came
  7. came along
  8. went off
Verb
  • As the evening progressed, however, the noise died down, and the makeshift set at the base of the Statue of Liberty sprung into action, securing a performance without distractions.
    — Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 3 July 2026
  • Long story short, the goal was ruled out for offside and the Seleção progressed through to the Round of 16.
    — Ben Church, CNN Money, 3 July 2026
Definition of progressed
Verb
  • Johnson’s office did not immediately respond to a request for comment Wednesday, nor did HUD officials.
    — Lizzie Kane, Chicago Tribune, 7 Aug. 2025
  • Wisconsin Republicans did the same last year, and similar efforts have been raised in other states.
    — Rob Picheta, CNN Money, 6 Aug. 2025
Definition of did
Verb
  • Judges at times proceeded with hearings before realizing the asylum seeker wasn’t in the room.
    — Itzel Luna, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2026
  • Darwin issued a preliminary injunction on May 21 blocking enforcement of the regulations while the case proceeded.
    — Sofia Williams, Sacbee.com, 1 July 2026
Definition of proceeded
Verb
  • In Washington, the white nationalist group Patriot Front marched through the city, as did counterprotesters.
    — Brittney Melton, NPR, 6 July 2026
  • People in costumes marched alongside floats with advertisements and extravagantly patriotic decorations.
    — Nolan Rogalski, The Providence Journal, 5 July 2026
Definition of marched
Verb
  • The rookie point guard went 7 of 19 from the field and 4 of 9 from 3-point range after struggling with his shot in his summer league debut.
    — Jason Anderson, Sacbee.com, 7 July 2026
  • Desperate to close the gap, Sebastian Berhalter brought energy off the bench and nearly scored, but his shot went wide left.
    — Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 7 July 2026
Definition of went
Verb
  • That came just a few days after news broke that Palantir had secured a $10 billion contract from the US Army over the next decade.
    — Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2025
  • All five of Bednar’s outs came via strikeout on Wednesday.
    — Brendan Kuty, New York Times, 7 Aug. 2025
Definition of came
Verb
  • Aside from the draw of getting to play beach volleyball, Anderson said there was a comforting family aspect that came along with FSU.
    — Ava DiCecca, Sun Sentinel, 29 June 2026
  • Courtesy of Francois Duhamel His galactic victory lap has been a long time coming after years of taking any gig that came along.
    — Josh Weiss, Forbes.com, 18 June 2026
Definition of came along
Verb
  • Officials in Monaco are pleading for help from the public after a man allegedly dropped a package bomb in a building lobby, which went off and wounded three people Monday.
    — Ivan Pereira, ABC News, 30 June 2026
  • Vinícius Júnior, who has scored four goals so far in this year’s tournament, had a chance to put Brazil on top in the 58th minute but his shot from the left box was deflected by Suzuki and went off the far post.
    — Kristie Rieken, Chicago Tribune, 29 June 2026
Definition of went off

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“Went along.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/went%20along. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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