come along

/kəm əˌlɔŋ/

/kəm əˈlɒŋ/

Other forms: came along; coming along; comes along

Definitions of come along

1. verb

   come into being or existence, or appear on the scene
   “Then the computer came along and changed our lives”

   synonyms: appear

   types:

   gleam

   appear briefly

   fulminate

   come on suddenly and intensely

   occur

   be found to exist

   geminate, pair

   occur in pairs

   run

   occur persistently

   collocate

   have a strong tendency to occur side by side

   abound in, pullulate with, teem in

   exist in large quantity
2. verb

   develop in a positive way
   “My plants are coming along”

   synonyms: advance, come on, get along, get on, progress, shape up

   types:

   climb

   improve one's social status

   leapfrog

   progress by large jumps instead of small increments

   type of:

   develop

   grow, progress, unfold, or evolve through a process of evolution, natural growth, differentiation, or a conducive environment