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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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 Those don’t come from a company or its operations, but happen along its supply chain — for example, in the production of the fabrics that make a retailer’s clothing — or that result when a consumer uses a product, such as gasoline. —

Suman Naishadham, Quartz, 6 Mar. 2024 See all Example Sentences for happen along