: 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
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Verb
our backyard makeover is coming along nicely
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Gabrielle Fonrouge, CNBC, 6 Feb. 2025
And then, the discovery of the 46 chromosomes came along and opened these new avenues of research.
—Lorena Galliot, Scientific American, 5 Feb. 2025
But then Beast Games comes along where contestants are successfully tempted into defying those ideals and Gen Zers seems shattered and devastated at the show’s harsh introduction to real-world quasi-capitalistic greed.
—James Hibberd, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Feb. 2025
Trump’s executive orders had broad implication but its most immediate impacts came along the southern border.
—Rachel Uranga, Los Angeles Times, 3 Feb. 2025
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Verb
The announcement came just days after Trump slapped a 10% tariff on imports from China, and came along with a slew of other retaliatory measures against the U.S., including new duties on energy imports and farm gear.
—Gabrielle Fonrouge, CNBC, 6 Feb. 2025
And then, the discovery of the 46 chromosomes came along and opened these new avenues of research.
—Lorena Galliot, Scientific American, 5 Feb. 2025
But then Beast Games comes along where contestants are successfully tempted into defying those ideals and Gen Zers seems shattered and devastated at the show’s harsh introduction to real-world quasi-capitalistic greed.
—James Hibberd, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Feb. 2025
Trump’s executive orders had broad implication but its most immediate impacts came along the southern border.
—Rachel Uranga, Los Angeles Times, 3 Feb. 2025
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“Come-along.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/come-along. Accessed 13 Feb. 2025.
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