along : Idioms & Phrases

• adverb all the time or over a period of time
  all along.
  
  • She had known all along
  • the hope had been there all along

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• all trough the course of; during the whole time; throughout. "I have all along declared this to be a neutral paper." Addison.

Webster 1913

• prep. phr., owing to; on account of. Obs. or Low. Eng. "On me is not along thin evil fare." Chaucer. "And all this is long of you." Shak. "This increase of price is all along of the foreigners." London Punch.

Webster 1913

• verb move fast
  rush; bucket along; hotfoot; belt along; cannonball along; race; step on it; hie; hasten; speed; pelt along.
  
  • He rushed down the hall to receive his guests
  • The cars raced down the street

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• verb move fast
  rush; bucket along; hotfoot; belt along; cannonball along; race; step on it; hie; hasten; speed; pelt along.
  
  • He rushed down the hall to receive his guests
  • The cars raced down the street

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• verb move fast
  rush; bucket along; hotfoot; belt along; cannonball along; race; step on it; hie; hasten; speed; pelt along.
  
  • He rushed down the hall to receive his guests
  • The cars raced down the street

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• verb come into being or existence, or appear on the scene
  appear.
  
  • Then the computer came along and changed our lives
  • Homo sapiens appeared millions of years ago
• verb develop in a positive way
  advance; come along; shape up; get on; come on; progress.
  
  • He progressed well in school
  • My plants are coming along
  • Plans are shaping up

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• verb proceed or get along
  fare; do; make out; come.
  
  • How is she doing in her new job?
  • How are you making out in graduate school?
  • He's come a long way
• verb have smooth relations
  get on; get along; get on with.
  
  • My boss and I get along very well
• verb develop in a positive way
  advance; come along; shape up; get on; come on; progress.
  
  • He progressed well in school
  • My plants are coming along
  • Plans are shaping up

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• verb have smooth relations
  get on; get along; get on with.
  
  • My boss and I get along very well

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• verb cooperate or pretend to cooperate
  go along.
  
  • He decided to play along with the burglars for the moment
• verb continue a certain state, condition, or activity
  keep; continue; proceed; go on.
  
  • Keep on working!
  • We continued to work into the night
  • Keep smiling
  • We went on working until well past midnight
• verb pass by
  elapse; lapse; slip away; go by; glide by; slip by; pass; slide by.
  
  • three years elapsed

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• verb cause (somebody) to feel happier or more cheerful
  cheer up; cheer; jolly up.
  
  • She tried to cheer up the disappointed child when he failed to win the spelling bee

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• verb transmit information
  put across; communicate; pass on; pass.
  
  • Please communicate this message to all employees
  • pass along the good news

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• verb move fast
  rush; bucket along; hotfoot; belt along; cannonball along; race; step on it; hie; hasten; speed; pelt along.
  
  • He rushed down the hall to receive his guests
  • The cars raced down the street

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• verb cooperate or pretend to cooperate
  go along.
  
  • He decided to play along with the burglars for the moment
• verb perform an accompaniment to
  follow; accompany.
  
  • The orchestra could barely follow the frequent pitch changes of the soprano

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• verb pull along heavily, like a heavy load against a resistance
  schlep; shlep.
  
  • Can you shlep this bag of potatoes upstairs?
  • She pulled along a large trunk

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• adverb all the time or over a period of time
  all along.
  
  • She had known all along
  • the hope had been there all along

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• without cessation; continuously; as, to work right along for several hours. Colloq. U.S.

Webster 1913

• verb manage one's existence barely
  scrape along; scrape by; squeak by; squeeze by; rub along.
  
  • I guess I can squeeze by on this lousy salary

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• verb be in line with; form a line along
  line.
  
  • trees line the riverbank

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• verb move fast
  rush; bucket along; hotfoot; belt along; cannonball along; race; step on it; hie; hasten; speed; pelt along.
  
  • He rushed down the hall to receive his guests
  • The cars raced down the street

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• verb manage one's existence barely
  scrape along; scrape by; squeak by; squeeze by; rub along.
  
  • I guess I can squeeze by on this lousy salary

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• verb manage one's existence barely
  scrape along; scrape by; squeak by; squeeze by; rub along.
  
  • I guess I can squeeze by on this lousy salary

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• verb leave; informal or rude
  blow; shove off.
  
  • shove off!
  • The children shoved along
  • Blow now!

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• verb sing with a choir or an orchestra
  
  • Every year the local orchestra and choir perform the `Messiah' and the audience is invited to sing along

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• verb occupy a large, elongated area
  stretch.
  
  • The park stretched beneath the train line

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• verb move or come along
  string.
  

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• verb go along with, often uninvited
  
  • my younger brother often tagged along when I went out with my friends

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• to proceed; to advance; to prosper.
• to get on; to make progress, as in business. "She 'll get along in heaven better than you or I." Mrs. Stowe.

Webster 1913

• (Naut.), to coast, keeping land in sight.

Webster 1913

• to go on with difficulty; as, they manage, with strict economy, to rub along. Colloq.

Webster 1913

• to carry, lead, or convey.

Webster 1913

• verb travel along a certain course
  follow.
  
  • follow the road
  • follow the trail

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• verb move along very quickly
  whizz along; zoom; whizz.
  

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• verb move along very quickly
  whizz along; zoom; whizz.
  

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