Come along
Come along verb - To move forward along a course.
Usage example: our backyard makeover is coming along nicely
Stop is an antonym for come along.
Stop
Stop verb - To bring (as an action or operation) to an immediate end.
Come along is an antonym for stop.
Both terms in one sentence
- Beware the Nice Ones: Near the end of Year 3, Vince very nearly kills the man who had just killed Sasha, and if Camille hadn't come along to stop him he would have gone through with it.
Source: Literature / Super Powereds
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