comes along

Appears on scene

Comes along means to arrive or appear, often unexpectedly or in due course: A taxi finally came along.

It also means to accompany someone: Do you want to come along?

When describing progress, it indicates development: How's the project coming along?

The phrase can suggest seizing an opportunity: When a chance like this comes along, you take it.

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chance · happenstance · shows up · materialize · turns up · luck · emerge · occur · unfold · once in a while · opportunity · next big thing · fortune · appears · out of nowhere · coincidence · joins · advance

Opposites
arrival/appearance

comes alonggoes away

Ceases to be present

disappears · departs · leaves · vanishes · exits

accompaniment

comes alongstays behind

Does not leave

abandons · deserts · breaks away · diverges · stays put

progress/development

comes alongfalls behind

regresses · stagnates · declines · deteriorates · falters

Family

come, welcome, become, along, coming, income, overcome, outcome, came

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Everyday, not technical · Rated G