come along

Meaning

To accompany someone to a place, or to make progress and improve. It is often used casually to invite someone to join an activity or to ask how a project is developing.

Examples

• We're going to get some pizza. Do you want to come along?

  We're going to get some pizza. Do you want to come along?

• How is your new project coming along?

  How is your new project coming along?

• My English is coming along really well thanks to daily practice.

  My English is coming along really well thanks to daily practice.

• He decided to come along with us to the concert.

  He decided to come along with us to the concert.

• The new building is coming along nicely and should be finished soon.

  The new building is coming along nicely and should be finished soon.

Common Mistakes

• ✗ Do you want to come with?

  ✓ Do you want to come along?

  While 'come with' is used in some regional dialects, 'come along' or 'come with us/me' is much more standard and natural in general English.

• ✗ My work is coming down very well.

  ✓ My work is coming along very well.

  Use 'coming along' to describe progress or development, not 'coming down'.

Related Expressions

Practice

• I'm heading to the grocery store. Do you want to ___?

  💡 accompany me

  Show answer

  come along

• Your garden is really starting to ___ this spring.

  💡 progress or grow well

  Show answer

  come along