come at

phrasal verb

came at; come at; coming at; comes at

1

: to move toward (someone) in a threatening or aggressive way

They kept coming at me.

2

: to be directed at or toward (someone)

The questions kept coming at him so quickly that he didn't know how to respond to them.

3

: to begin to deal with or think about (something)

We need to come at these problems from a different angle.

Examples of come at in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The booster turnaround from its last flight set a record for SpaceX coming at 13 days 12 hours 44 minutes. Nov. 26 (Delayed from Nov. 25): SpaceX Falcon 9 on the Starlink 6-76 mission from Kennedy Space Center Launch Pad 39-A at 11:41 p.m. —Richard Tribou, Orlando Sentinel, 13 Mar. 2025

The resolution comes at a critical time for the Venezuelan community, which has been reeling from the Trump administration’s unstinting stance on immigration. —Verónica Egui Brito, Miami Herald, 13 Mar. 2025

Looking Ahead Meta’s decision to end third-party fact-checking and adopt Community Notes comes at a time of significant political and regulatory pressure. —Esat Dedezade, Forbes, 13 Mar. 2025

The destroy word comes at a cost in terms of debris. —Ars Technica, 13 Mar. 2025

Rhymes for come at

• acrobat
• autocrat
• automat
• bundesrat
• bureaucrat
• butterfat
• caveat
• chemostat
• copycat
• cryostat
• democrat
• diplomat