come along

1. 1.

   come into being or existence, or appear on the scene

   “Then the computer came along and changed our lives”

   “Homo sapiens appeared millions of years ago”

   Synonymsappear

   Narrowergleamfulminateoccur
2. 2.

   develop in a positive way

   “He progressed well in school”

   “My plants are coming along”

   “Plans are shaping up”

   Synonymsprogresscome onadvanceget onget alongshape up

   Broaderdevelop

   Narrowerclimbleapfrog

Questions about come along

What does come along mean?

come along means "come into being or existence, or appear on the scene". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

What is another word for come along?

Close synonyms include appear, progress, come on, advance, get on. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is come along a common word?

come along is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.