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

The Florida House this spring tried to get rid of the exemptions, but the Senate did not go along. —Jim Saunders, Sun Sentinel, 8 May 2025

But not going along with an unconstitutional scheme? —Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 7 May 2025

Carter’s ability to sink the occasional corner 3 can go along way for an offense that shot a league-low 31.8% from distance, but his percentages have continued to drop year over year. —Jason Beede, The Orlando Sentinel, 7 May 2025

Now much of the party are true believers in the MAGA creed and most of the rest have accepted that going along with the program is a career requirement. —Eric Cortellessa, Time, 25 Apr. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for go along

• evensong
• livelong
• overlong
• vietcong
• agung
• belong
• birdsong
• furlong
• headlong
• headstrong
• lifelong
• plainsong