come along

v 1: come into being or existence, or appear on the scene: "Then

the computer came along and changed our lives"; "Homo

sapiens appeared millions of years ago" [syn: {appear}]

[ant: {vanish}]

2: make progress; "He progressed well in school" [syn: {progress},

{come on}, {advance}, {get on}, {get along}, {shape up}]

[ant: {regress}]