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 Once completed, the BRT project will go along East Colfax from Broadway to I-225. — Brian Sherrod, CBS News, 28 Sep. 2026 The following timeline, drawn from Charlotte Observer reporting, tracks how the district arrived at Tuesday’s vote — and where the public dollars went along the way. — Josh Bergeron, Charlotte Observer, 22 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 Descano’s side went along with his insanity defense after approving a mental health evaluation by psychologist Eric Drogin, court records show. — Hudson Crozier, The Washington Examiner, 21 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
  • Detecting adenocarcinomas early can help keep them from progressing to advanced disease.
    — Alice Park, Time, 14 Oct. 2026
  • Sepesi said one of the biggest challenges with lung cancer is that symptoms often do not appear until the disease has progressed.
    — Tori Mason, CBS News, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of progress
Verb
  • PhotoTat can have additional practical applications, including for medical tattoos like those done on cancer patients undergoing radiation therapy.
    — Devika Rao, TheWeek, 19 Oct. 2026
  • OpenAI has reportedly floated the idea of giving the government up to a 5% stake in the company and suggested other leading AI companies do the same.
    — Sarah Cannon, Fortune, 18 Oct. 2026
Definition of do
Verb
  • Nevertheless, based on paleomagnetism, scientists had concluded that true polar wander had been negligible, or slow to proceed, in the distant past.
    — Keith Cooper, Space.com, 13 Oct. 2026
  • Kon called on the government to disarm civilians, questioning how elections could proceed amid such insecurity.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of proceed
Verb
  • After recording a safety, K-State accepted the football and marched 41 yards in eight plays, but had to settle for a 28-yard field goal by Rodriguez.
    — Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 17 Oct. 2026
  • Why is the team of robots working hard one moment, and marching in formation the next?
    — Joshua Rothman, New Yorker, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of march
Verb
  • Wang and the victim, who did not share research areas, did not get along, according to the affidavit.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 15 Oct. 2026
  • Her family describes her as incredibly funny and someone who gets along with just about everybody.
    — Eric Henderson, CBS News, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of get along
Verb
  • If something safer or better comes along, use it without rebuilding around another provider.
    — Doug Shannon, Forbes.com, 6 Oct. 2026
  • The idea is that The Webster can come along with a much more fun, vibrant, creative, inspirational environment, with an amazing creative brand mix, and bring a lot of these luxury brands to regions where they may have been neglected in the past.
    — Lucy Maguire, Vogue, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of come along
Verb
  • Monday's attack came a day after a Russian drone struck the village of Pisochyn in the Kharkiv district, killing three people and injuring nine others, including children, according to the Kharkiv Regional Prosecutor's Office.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 13 Oct. 2026
  • Most people come here for the ever-evolving menu of house cocktails.
    — Condé Nast, cntraveler.com, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of come
Verb
  • Trailing the Brewers 2-0 in the best-of-seven series, the Dodgers desperately need to put themselves in the best possible position to win Game 3 and avoid four straight win-or-go-home contests.
    — Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2026
  • As a result of the fine, Treasury said that Bank of America will work with a third party to report any further transactions to FinCEN that had gone undetected.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 14 Oct. 2026
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“Go along.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/go%20along. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

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