come along

Từ điển tiếng Anh - Cambridge Advanced Learners Dictionary

▪ I. come along phrasal verb [ came along comes along coming along ]
 
ARRIVE

1. <A > to arrive or appear at a place
• You go now and I'll come along later.
• You wait half an hour for a bus, then three come along at once!
Thesaurus⁺: ↑Arriving, entering and invading
 
• We're going to the swimming pool - you can come along later if you want.
• We were just standing talking when Jamie came along.
• Pete came along in his car and offered us a lift.
• I was waiting at the airport when who should come along but Mr Pettigrew!
 
GO WITH SOMEONE
2. <A > to go somewhere with someone
• We're going to the cinema. Do you want to come along?
Thesaurus⁺: ↑Taking someone somewhere or telling them the way
3. <A > UK used to tell someone to hurry
• Come along - we don't want to be late!
Thesaurus⁺: ↑Expressions telling people to hurry up
 
EXIST
4. to start to exist
• I gave up climbing when my first child came along.
Thesaurus⁺: ↑Existing and being
 
DEVELOP
5. If something is coming along, it is developing or improving
• Hassan's English is really coming along.
Thesaurus⁺: ↑Becoming better ↑Making things better ↑Making progress and advancing
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▪ II. come on/along phrasal verb [ came on/along comes on/along coming on/along ]
to make progress
• Your piano playing has really come on since I last heard you play.
• How's your English coming on?
Thesaurus⁺: ↑Making progress and advancing ↑Becoming better
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