come on

THESAURUS

come on

accost, achieve success, advance, alight upon, allurement, ameliorate, amend, anticipate, appear, approach, appropinquate, approximate, arise, arrive, await, bait, baited trap, be a success, be destined, be fated, be imminent, be in store, be so, be such, be to be, be to come, bear down on, bear down upon, bear up, blunder upon, break through, brew, bump into, bunco steerer, butt, c, chance, chance upon, charm, cheat, chump, clear, clear the hurdle, close, close in, close with, come, come across, come after, come along, come closer, come forth, come forward, come into being, come into existence, come near, come out, come through, come up, come up against, come upon, con man, confidence man, confront, contrive, cover ground, crop up, cut a swath, cut the mustard, decoy, decoy duck, develop, discover serendipitously, do well, double-dealer, draw near, draw nigh, draw on, drawcard, drawing card, dupe, encounter, endearment, engineer, enjoy prosperity, ensue, enticement, expect, face, fall guy, fall in with, fare, farewell, flimflammer, follow, foresee, foretell, forthcome, gain, gain ground, gain upon, gather, gather head, gather way, get ahead, get along, get by, get on, get on swimmingly, get on well, get there, go, go after, go ahead, go along, go far, go fast, go forward, go on, go places, go well, graduate, ground bait, grow better, gull, gypper, hack it, hang over, happen upon, have it made, hit upon, hook, hope, hover, impend, improve, inherit, inveiglement, lie ahead, lie over, light upon, look for, look forward to, look up, loom, lower, lure, make a breakthrough, make a success, make good, make good time, make head against, make headway, make it, make out, make progress, make progress against, make strides, make the grade, make the scene, make up leeway, manage, manage somehow, mark, materialize, meet up with, meet with, meliorate, menace, mend, move, move forward, muddle through, narrow the gap, near, negotiate, overhang, pass along, pass on, perk up, pick up, pigeon, plan, plot, pop up, predict, present itself, proceed, progress, project, prophesy, prosper, proximate, put over, put through, rise, rogue, roll, run across, run into, run up against, sap, scrape along, seducement, shape up, show improvement, show up, sidle up to, skyrocket, snare, spring up, stack up, stem, step forward, step up, stumble on, stumble upon, succeed, succeed in, sucker, swing, swing the deal, take off, temptation, threaten, trap, travel, trickster, tumble on, turn out, turn out well, turn up, worry along

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come on

Sequence

VB succeed, come after, come on, come next, follow, ensue, step into the shoes of, alternate, place after, suffix, append, follow, pursue, go after, fly after, attend, beset, dance attendance on, dog, tread in the steps of, tread close upon, be in the wake of, be in the trail of, be in the rear of, go in the wake of, go in the trail of, go in the rear of, follow in the wake of, follow in the trail of, follow in the rear of, follow as a shadow, hang on the skirts of, tread on the heels of, follow on the heels of, camp on the trail.

Attack

VB attack, assault, assail, invade, set upon, fall upon, charge, impugn, break a lance with, enter the lists, assume the offensive, take the offensive, be the aggressor, become the aggressor, strike the first blow, draw first blood, throw the first stone at, lift a hand against, draw the sword against, take up the cudgels, advance against, march against, march upon, harry, come on, show fight, strike at, poke at, thrust at, aim a blow at, deal a blow at, give one a blow, fetch one a blow, fetch one a kick, give one a kick, have a cut at, have a shot at, take a cut at, take a shot at, have a fling at, have a shy at, be down upon, pounce upon, fall foul of, pitch into, launch out against, bait, slap on the face, make a thrust at, make a pass at, make a set at, make a dead set at, bear down upon, close with, come to close quarters, bring to bay, ride full tilt against, attack tooth and nail, go at hammer and tongs, let fly at, dash at, run a tilt at, rush at, tilt at, run at, fly at, hawk at, have at, let out at, make a dash, make a rush at, strike home, drive one hard, press one hard, be hard upon, run down, strike at the root of, lay about one, run amuck, aim at, draw a bead on, fire upon, fire at, fire a shot at, shoot at, pop at, level at, let off a gun at, open fire, pepper, bombard, shell, pour a broadside into, fire a volley, fire red-hot shot, spring a mine, throw a stone, throw stones at, stone, lapidate, pelt, hurl at, hurl against, hurl at the head of, rock beset, besiege, beleaguer, lay siege to, invest, open the trenches, plant a battery, sap, mine, storm, board, scale the walls, cut and thrust, bayonet, butt, kick, strike, whip, assail, impugn, malign (detract), bomb, rocket, blast.

Futurity

VB look forwards, anticipate, forestall, come on, draw on, draw near, approach, await, threaten, impend.

Eventuality

VB happen, occur, take place, take effect, come, become of, come off, comeabout, come round, come into existence, come forth, come to pass, come on, pass, present itself, fall, fall out, turn out, run, be on foot, fall in, befall, betide, bechance, prove, eventuate, draw on, turn up, crop up, spring up, pop up, arise, show up, show its face, appear, come forth, cast up, supervene, survene, issue, arrive, ensue, arise, start, hold, take its course, pass off, meet with, experience, enjoy, encounter, undergo, suffer, pass through, go through, be subjected to, be exposed to, fall to the lot of, be one's chance, be one's fortune, be one's lot, find, endure.

Destiny

VB impend, hang over, lie over, threaten, loom, await, come on, approach, stare one in the face, foreordain, preordain, predestine, doom, have in store for.