go along

verb

went along; gone along; going along; goes along

intransitive verb

1
: to move along : proceed
2
: to go or travel as a companion
3
: to act in cooperation or express agreement
go along with the crowd

Examples of go along in a Sentence

everything was going along swimmingly until you interfered
Recent Examples on the Web
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Except … some of us were ready to actually go along with a good old-fashioned corny Billy Crystal–style musical parody. Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 6 Jan. 2025 Temperatures are expected to get colder as the week goes along, with a small chance for snow in the forecast next Saturday. Jen Guadarrama, The Indianapolis Star, 29 Dec. 2024 My dad, sister, wife and son went along with me to view the 53 works by Nashville artists at the downtown public library. Adam Tamburin, Axios, 23 Dec. 2024 Whether Republicans and Democrats would go along with such a plan, though, is far from clear. Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 19 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for go along 

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of go along was in the 15th century

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“Go along.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/go%20along. Accessed 13 Jan. 2025.

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