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come along (1)

Meaning: to arrive or to appear

Synonym: appear, turn up

For example:

  • come along I waited by the side of the road for twenty minutes before a taxi came along.

  • come along Just be patient. Soon or later an opportunity will come along and you'll have your chance to succeed.

Quick Quiz:

There's no fixed schedule for the buses, but they come along
  1. every ten minutes or so
  2. into the bus stops
  3. if the traffic's very bad

Grammar explanation: separable and non-separable phrasal verbs

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