happen along
idiom
variants
or happen by
US, literary + old-fashioned
: to come to or by a place by chance
He was about to leave when his old girlfriend happened by.
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But one day the same will happen along the journey with sport and individuals.
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Tomás Hill López-Menchero, The Athletic, 23 Nov. 2024
Unforeseen issues will happen along the way, which often does since retrogrades are times when unexpected circumstances happen.
—Lisa Stardust, People.com, 27 Nov. 2024
The world's most powerful earthquakes happen along subduction zones, where one tectonic plate slides beneath the other.
—David Bressan, Forbes, 30 Mar. 2024
Fated experiences, either looking backward or forward, are likely to happen along both of these lines.
—Michaela Trimble, Vogue, 17 July 2024
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Tomás Hill López-Menchero, The Athletic, 23 Nov. 2024
Unforeseen issues will happen along the way, which often does since retrogrades are times when unexpected circumstances happen.
—Lisa Stardust, People.com, 27 Nov. 2024
The world's most powerful earthquakes happen along subduction zones, where one tectonic plate slides beneath the other.
—David Bressan, Forbes, 30 Mar. 2024
Fated experiences, either looking backward or forward, are likely to happen along both of these lines.
—Michaela Trimble, Vogue, 17 July 2024
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“Happen along.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/happen%20along. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
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