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 In the end, Bucklo went along with the deal, which scuttled a trial that had been set for later this year. — Jason Meisner, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2026 Most states went along, and Idaho further broadened its exemption in 1976 to not only keep faith healers from going to jail if their children died, but also to keep their children from being placed in foster care solely for lack of medical care. — Audrey Dutton, ProPublica, 26 Aug. 2026 The rally fueled by the Treasury Department's bond-buying announcement lost momentum as the day went along. — Jim Cramer, CNBC, 20 Aug. 2026 But, partly because of his foot issue, his production dipped as the season went along. — Dan Wiederer, New York Times, 30 July 2026 And just one week before, Vogue went along with Emma for the final fitting of her Monique Lhuillier custom wedding gown and archival after-party dress. — Shelby Wax, Vogue, 26 July 2026 Washington broadly went along with the same logic because the alternative, the total economic isolation of Russia, would have required genuine multilateral coordination with India and China, an outcome that was never politically realistic. — Wesley Alexander Hill, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026 Both sides went along with the judge switch, following a long-standing legal practice of having one judge oversee related cases. — Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 16 July 2026 Weekly Newsletter All this went along with a view of Buddhism as the polar opposite of the Orientalist image of the passive Asian. — Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 7 July 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
  • Mayer had some early success with her jab, but Cameron increasingly took control as the fight progressed and landed the cleaner punches before hurting Mayer with a right hand in the eighth round.
    — Amelie Claydon, New York Times, 30 Aug. 2026
  • Dion has largely stepped back from performing since canceling her Courage World Tour as her condition progressed.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 28 Aug. 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
  • Discovery, which proceeded over the summer, was limited to matters of jurisdiction and questions surrounding the creation of the LLCs.
    — Charlotte Varnes, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Others had been released on bail while the case proceeded through the courts.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of proceeded
Verb
  • Williams went four for five and marched USC down the field on his first possession.
    — Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 31 Aug. 2026
  • Within days, she was fired and marched out of the building in November 2025.
    — Jake Kanter, Deadline, 29 Aug. 2026
Definition of marched
Verb
  • The Sox went 1-for-8 with runners in scoring position and left 14 on base while falling in the opener of the four-game series.
    — LaMond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 1 Sep. 2026
  • Other questions still linger, including where Lahti’s car went.
    — Taylor Romine, CNN Money, 31 Aug. 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
  • His son came along and posted himself about the same distance to our right.
    — Leslie E. Tassell, Outdoor Life, 27 Aug. 2026
  • People remember a year by who headlined, which friend came along, or how old their kid was when a particular song started playing.
    — Svetlana Khachiyan, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of came along
Verb
  • Despite a dizzying number of podcasts, the sports world lacks wry, newsy video chats of true depth, at least since Around the Horn went off the air.
    — Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Before anyone could tap their heels on the floor and start the party, though, fire sprinklers went off unexpectedly in a nearby hotel room, forcing everyone to evacuate the building.
    — DeAsia Paige, AJC.com, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of went off

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