flow along

flow along

To move in a smooth, fluid manner, as of a liquid. Water from the melting ice flowed along the sidewalk.
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Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

flow along

to move along evenly, as a liquid flows. At the base of the dam, the river began to flow along at a slower pace. The project flowed along quite nicely.
See also: flow
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
See also:
  • on one's
  • on someone's
  • out of one's
  • (I've) got to go
  • save someone's skin
  • (Have you) been OK?
  • other than
  • other than (something)
  • pillow-biter
  • knock (something)
References in classic literature
I rose to shake it off, and began threading the narrow dell by an old, grass-grown cow-path that seemed to flow along the bottom, as a substitute for the brook that Nature had neglected to provide.
A drastic traffic experiment in downtown Laoag is eyed to improve the traffic flow along Gilbert bridge up to Rizal street, Bacarra road and the Sirib mile along Ablan avenue during weekday rush hours.
Traffic flow along Epifanio Delos Santos Avenue (Edsa) has become slightly better on the third day of the 60-day drive to clear public roads of obstructions, the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) said Wednesday.
He said a one-way traffic flow along both sides of EDSA should be implemented to address the traffic congestion in the metropolis, citing that traffic congestion along EDSA has worsened all these years despite many schemes being introduced as a remedy.
On completion, the road would improve traffic flow along the N70 and the National Trade Corridor.
The project involves the realignment of kerbs and footways, changes to road markings and the restoration of two-way traffic flow along a section of Brook Street.
Their studies reveal that electrical signals weaken more as they flow along human dendrites, resulting in a higher degree of electrical compartmentalization, meaning that small sections of dendrites can behave independently from the rest of the neuron.
"Upon the closing of both the Pivotal and W Energy acquisitions, we will be generating significant free cash flow along with below-peer leverage ratios.
It will also include setting and agreeing financial budgets and maintaining cash flow along with delivering the company's sustainable growth targets of achieving 400 new homes per annum.
Traffic flow along several major highways is reported to be slow as at 5pm.
The installation of the footbridges is expected to speed up the traffic flow along the superhighway as well as enhance safety for pedestrians.
The project will see a 30km extension of a 1,200mm-diameter glass reinforced epoxy (GRE) main water pipeline, which will help increase water flow along the Jebel Ali-Al Hebab road.
The study, published in the journal Nature Communications, showed that today's Sutlej River used to flow along the trace of the Ghaggar-Hakra river but rapidly changed course upstream eight thousand years ago.
The project will provide smooth traffic flow along Salmabad Interchange; for traffic travelling from the North to South and vice versa.
The project includes the extension of 27km of 1,200-millimetre-diameter glass reinforced epoxy (GRE) main water pipelines, to increase water flow along the Jebel Ali to Al Hebab road to meet increasing demand of water in Nakhli, Al Aweer, Al Qudra, and Dubai International Endurance City, in addition to projects along the Al Ain road.