Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - along

~1 S1 W1 adv 1 if someone or something moves ~, they move forward  (I was driving along, thinking about Christmas. | He showed me the notes he had made as we went along.) 2 go/come/be ~ to go or come to the place where something is happening, someone is waiting etc  (We're having a few drinks in the bar - you're welcome to come along.) be ~ in a minute (=arrive soon)  (There should be another bus along in a minute.) 3 go/come/tag ~ to go or come with someone somewhere  ("I'm just out for a walk." "Is it alright if Sharon and I come along too? ") 4 take/bring sb ~ to take or bring someone with you somewhere  (Mandy had brought some of her art-school friends along.) 5 come/go/get ~ to improve, develop, or make progress in a particular way come ~ fine/nicely/well etc  ( "How's she doing after her operation? " "Oh, she's coming along fine. " | How are things coming along at work?) 6 ~ with together with  (Dunne was murdered along with three RUC men near Armagh.) ~2 S1 W1 prep 1 if someone or something moves or looks ~ something, they move or look from one end of it to the other  (We're driving along Follyfoot Road. | The conductor came hurrying along the corridor. | She glanced anxiously along the line of faces.) 2 something that is ~ something else goes down its whole length  (They've put up a fence along Church Lane. | a big crate with some strips of wood along the top | We found brambles and wild strawberries growing along the disused railway.) 3 if something is ~ a passage, wall etc, you can find it at some point there or it has been placed there just ~ (=a short distance from a particular place)  (The bathroom is just along the corridor from my room. | a waiting room with a bench along one wall)