come-along

1 of 2

noun

: a small portable winch usually consisting of a cable attached to a hand-operated ratchet

come along

2 of 2

verb

came along; come along; coming along; comes along

intransitive verb

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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Verb
Spirit sought to merge with Frontier in 2022 but called things off when JetBlue came along with a (financially) sweeter courtship. Melvin Backman, Quartz, 19 Nov. 2024 Armed with that information, off-roading is a lot less likely to be marred by choking, toxic smoke that comes along with dangerous levels of combustion if users know which areas to avoid. Kristin Shaw, Popular Science, 14 Nov. 2024 Letting Wet Clothes Sit Of course, there’s also the obvious smell factor that comes along with letting your wet laundry sit before moving it to the dryer. Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 2 Nov. 2024 Instead, it is called D1 and is from wild bird origin, that likely came along the migratory Pacific flyway. Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 31 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for come-along 

Word History

First Known Use

Noun

1891, in the meaning defined above

Verb

1559, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of come-along was in 1559

Dictionary Entries Near come-along

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Cite this Entry

“Come-along.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/come-along. Accessed 27 Nov. 2024.

Kids Definition

come along

verb
1
: to go with as a companion
2
: to make progress
work is coming along well
3
: to make an appearance
won't take the first offer that comes along
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