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

Synonyms

• advance
• come
• come along
• do
• fare
• forge
• get along
• get on
• go
• go off
• march
• pace
• proceed
• progress

Examples of go along in a Sentence

everything was going along swimmingly until you interfered

Recent Examples on the Web

Another testament to his value, perhaps, but also to a roster construction issue that has proved intractable as the season has gone along — and has intensified in recent weeks. —Thomas Drance, The Athletic, 22 Dec. 2024

But a handful of Democrats did not go along with the plan. —Julia Wick, Los Angeles Times, 22 Dec. 2024

Surely, some of the episode’s success will be from first-time listeners eager to check it out and media coverage that may taper off as the podcast goes along, but this is still an incredible feat. —Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 13 Dec. 2024

Read: Why the Russian people go along with Putin’s war The process of de-rehabilitation is deliberately murky. —Leon Aron, The Atlantic, 5 Dec. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1