come along

come along
intransitive verb

come along! — komm/kommt!; nun mach/macht schon! (ugs.)

2) (make progress)

come along nicely — gute Fortschritte machen

3) (arrive, present oneself/itself) [Person:] ankommen; [Gelegenheit, Stelle:] sich bieten

he'll take any job that comes along — er nimmt jeden Job, der sich ihm bietet

4) (to place) mitkommen (with mit)
* * *
1) (to come with or accompany the person speaking etc: Come along with me!) mitkommen
2) (to progress: How are things coming along?) entwickeln
* * *
come along
vi
1. (hurry)
\come along along! jetzt komm [endlich]!
2. (go too) mitgehen, mitkommen
I'm going to the Picasso exhibition — why don't you \come along along ich gehe zu der Picassoausstellung — komm' doch mit
I'll \come along along later ich komme später nach
3. (arrive) ankommen; job, opportunity sich bieten
4. (progress) Fortschritte machen; person sich akk gut machen
how is the project coming along? wie geht's mit dem Projekt voran?
how's the chicken coming along? ist das Hühnchen bald fertig?
* * *
vi
1) (= hurry up, make an effort etc also come on) kommen
2) (= attend, accompany) mitkommen

come along with me — kommen Sie mal (bitte) mit

3)

(= develop also come on) to be coming along — sich machen, vorangehen; (person) sich machen

how is your broken arm? – it's coming along nicely — was macht dein gebrochener Arm? – dem gehts ganz gut or prima

the bulbs are coming along nicely —

the new apprentice is coming along nicely my play isn't coming along at all well — der neue Lehrling macht sich gut mein Stück macht überhaupt keine Fortschritte

4) (= arrive, turn up) kommen, auftauchen; (chance etc) sich ergeben
* * *
come along v/i
1. mitkommen, -gehen:
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2. kommen, sich ergeben (Chance etc):
every chance that comes along jede sich bietende Chance
3. umg vorwärtskommen, Fortschritte machen:
how is your English coming along? wie kommst du mit deinem Englisch voran?
* * *
intransitive verb
1) (hurry up)

come along! — komm/kommt!; nun mach/macht schon! (ugs.)

2) (make progress)

come along nicely — gute Fortschritte machen

3) (arrive, present oneself/itself) [Person:] ankommen; [Gelegenheit, Stelle:] sich bieten

he'll take any job that comes along — er nimmt jeden Job, der sich ihm bietet

4) (to place) mitkommen (with mit)
* * *
expr.
hinzukommen v.
mitkommen v.

English-german dictionary. 2013.

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