go along
verb
went along; gone along; going along; goes along
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
Examples of go along in a Sentence
everything was going along swimmingly until you interfered
Recent Examples on the Web
And among hundreds of pregnant women in Mexico, a 0.5-mg-per-liter increase in urinary fluoride went along with a 2.5-point drop in IQ scores for their 6- to 12-year-old children, researchers reported in 2017.
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Karen Kaplan, Los Angeles Times, 20 May 2024
For years, Robert has gone along with the arrangement, but this latest request — which is tantamount to manslaughter — is a step too far, forcing him to refuse Raymond’s orders for the first time.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 17 May 2024
Yes, there is a heated showdown with police and cellphone footage of the company’s union-busting propaganda, but the film doesn’t shy away from the monotony and disillusionment that go along with the hard fight of labor organizing.
—Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
Trump and his minions, in their relentless attacks on the truth and the legitimate media’s attempt to report it, have for far too long succeeded at normalizing the abnormal, and too often journalists have gone along with it.
—Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 7 May 2024
So far, most of the Senate Republican caucus has gone along.
—Daniel Desrochers, Kansas City Star, 17 Apr. 2024
Netanyahu refuses to assent to a two-state solution, Palestine living alongside Israel as sovereign nations, and extreme Jewish nationalists in his cabinet won’t go along with any concessions.
—Dan Raviv and Yossi Melman, TIME, 9 Apr. 2024
Ironically, as better technology and environmental regulations have reduced the pollution emitted by ships, that inadvertent cloud brightening is fading, as well as the cooling that goes along with it.
—Christopher Flavelle Ian C. Bates, New York Times, 2 Apr. 2024
Give them the authority to make these changes and the accountability that goes along with it.
—Robin Elledge, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2024
Karen Kaplan, Los Angeles Times, 20 May 2024
For years, Robert has gone along with the arrangement, but this latest request — which is tantamount to manslaughter — is a step too far, forcing him to refuse Raymond’s orders for the first time.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 17 May 2024
Yes, there is a heated showdown with police and cellphone footage of the company’s union-busting propaganda, but the film doesn’t shy away from the monotony and disillusionment that go along with the hard fight of labor organizing.
—Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
Trump and his minions, in their relentless attacks on the truth and the legitimate media’s attempt to report it, have for far too long succeeded at normalizing the abnormal, and too often journalists have gone along with it.
—Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 7 May 2024
So far, most of the Senate Republican caucus has gone along.
—Daniel Desrochers, Kansas City Star, 17 Apr. 2024
Netanyahu refuses to assent to a two-state solution, Palestine living alongside Israel as sovereign nations, and extreme Jewish nationalists in his cabinet won’t go along with any concessions.
—Dan Raviv and Yossi Melman, TIME, 9 Apr. 2024
Ironically, as better technology and environmental regulations have reduced the pollution emitted by ships, that inadvertent cloud brightening is fading, as well as the cooling that goes along with it.
—Christopher Flavelle Ian C. Bates, New York Times, 2 Apr. 2024
Give them the authority to make these changes and the accountability that goes along with it.
—Robin Elledge, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2024
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“Go along.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/go%20along. Accessed 28 May. 2024.
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