: a small portable winch usually consisting of a cable attached to a hand-operated ratchet
came along; come along; coming along; comes along
1
: to accompany someone who leads the way
asked me to come along on the trip
2
: to make progress
work is coming along well
3
: to make an appearance
won't just marry the first man that comes along
Examples of come-along in a Sentence
Verb
our backyard makeover is coming along nicely
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Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic, Forbes.com, 27 May 2025
Neither of those happened, but deficits and debt grew, and when the unexpected disaster of COVID-19 came along, boom!
—Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 23 May 2025
Will anyone come along to reform the conservative movement?
—S.e. Cupp, New York Daily News, 22 May 2025
Joel paid and paid, but in the five years before Abby came along to collect that final debt, he was also rewarded with moments of fierce joy.
—EW.com, 19 May 2025
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Verb
But proxies are only useful until better signals come along.
—Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic, Forbes.com, 27 May 2025
Neither of those happened, but deficits and debt grew, and when the unexpected disaster of COVID-19 came along, boom!
—Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 23 May 2025
Will anyone come along to reform the conservative movement?
—S.e. Cupp, New York Daily News, 22 May 2025
Joel paid and paid, but in the five years before Abby came along to collect that final debt, he was also rewarded with moments of fierce joy.
—EW.com, 19 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for come-along
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“Come-along.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/come-along. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.
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