come_along (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 2 senses of the expression *come along*:
VERB	change	come along, appear	come into being or existence, or appear on the scene
change	come along, progress, come on, advance, get on, get along, shape up	develop in a positive way

English > *come along*: 2 senses > verb 1, change
Meaning	come into being or existence, or appear on the scene.
Pattern	Something ----s; Somebody ----s
Synonym	appear
Narrower	fulminate	come on suddenly and intensely
	gleam	Appear briefly
	occur	To be found to exist
Opposite	vanish, disappear	Cease to exist
Spanish	aparecer
Catalan	aparèixer

English > *come along*: 2 senses > verb 2, change
Meaning	Develop in a positive way.
Pattern	Something ----s; Somebody ----s
Synonyms	progress, come on, advance, get on, get along, shape up
Narrower	climb	improve one's social status
Narrower	leapfrog	progress by large / large jumps instead of small increments
Broader	develop	Grow, progress, unfold, or evolve through a process of evolution, natural growth, differentiation, or a conducive environment
Opposite	regress, retrograde, retrogress	get worse or fall back to a previous condition
Spanish	anticipar, avanzar, progresar
Catalan	anticipar, avançar, progressar

HyperDic: come_along