as in progressing
to move forward along a course
our backyard makeover is coming along nicely
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Recent Examples of coming along
Things are coming along in the game rink.
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Chris Johnston, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2026
The Panthers traded Adam Thielen away, after all, in late August, partly because Coker was coming along so well.
—Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 8 Jan. 2026
Foley said his entire team is coming along.
—Chris Hays, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 Jan. 2026
And to round it all out, Anna’s parents, Charlotte and Bob, would also be coming along for the occasion.
—Chris Dong, Travel + Leisure, 17 Oct. 2025
Two-way rookie Travis Hunter is slowly coming along.
—Robert Marvi, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025
Derek urged Jen to work on her turns, especially in the Cha Cha, but said that her performance quality is coming along.
—Brianne Tracy, PEOPLE, 1 Oct. 2025
CoComelon is evolving from the cartoon world of baby JJ to a live-action classroom for its upcoming series The Melon Patch — and their popular nursery rhymes are coming along for the ride.
—Katie Atkinson, Billboard, 18 Sep. 2025
So how’s that cure coming along?
—Keith Phipps, Vulture, 4 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for coming along
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Skiers and riders can enhance their skills, starting in the mellow, high-alpine powder fields of Bergman Bowl and progressing to the steep trees and rock drops of The Outback.—
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Work is progressing on the 42, while initial designs have been completed for the 82 and 112.—
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In doing so, something incredible is revealed — the peak of the annual Perseid meteor shower will coincide with a total solar eclipse.—
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In a telephone call on Saturday, Hennessey estimated that 50 of the paper’s 200 journalists are covering the story daily, doing everything from tracking protests and monitoring immigration enforcement action to covering the significant business impact on the city.—
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The Bombardier Challenger 600 had gone through a standard de-icing process before proceeding to the runway, Saavedra said.—
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As of now, Senate Republican leadership doesn’t plan to detach DHS from the overall legislation and is proceeding with the existing framework.—
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San Jose was seventh in MLS with 60 goals scored while going 11-15-8 last season.—
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But most of its richest pleasures come down to Fiennes going balls to the wall with a truly memorable character — half lunatic and half visionary.—
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European Parliament will consider Automotive Package The proposal for small and affordable cars will be examined by the European Parliament over coming months.—
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The James family plans to travel to K’gari in the coming weeks to attend a smoking ceremony as guests of the island’s traditional custodians.—
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Another similar assumption is that since LLMs are tuned by AI makers to be sycophantic, the AI might computationally be gauging that the best way to make the user feel good is by going along with a delusion-crafting chat.—
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Observers infer that people who go alone are more genuinely interested in the experience and more focused on its quality, rather than simply going along with someone else’s preferences.—
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The Arctic blast hadn’t deterred thousands of protesters from marching in downtown Minneapolis on Friday afternoon to call for Immigration and Customs Enforcement to leave Minnesota.—
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Then all of a sudden, an odd type of pain slowly creeps up your legs, like tiny ants are marching up and down.—
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So far, the cat crew is getting along well and exploring their new home.—
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However, when the students have difficulty getting along, a cheerleader named Addison (Meg Donnelly) and a zombie named Zed (Milo Manheim) team up to unite them.—
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“Coming along.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coming%20along. Accessed 30 Jan. 2026.
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