"rock along" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: rocks along [present, singular, third-person], rocking along [participle, present], rocked along [participle, past], rocked along [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} rock along (third-person singular simple present rocks along, present participle rocking along, simple past and past participle rocked along)
  1. (informal) To progress in a smooth fashion. Tags: informal Synonyms: come along Translations (progress in a smooth fashion): 進展順利 /进展顺利 (jìnzhǎn shùnlì) (Chinese Mandarin), edetä hyvin (Finnish)

Inflected forms

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        "(informal) To progress in a smooth fashion."
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          "roman": "jìnzhǎn shùnlì",
          "sense": "progress in a smooth fashion",
          "word": "進展順利 /进展顺利"
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          "sense": "progress in a smooth fashion",
          "word": "edetä hyvin"
        }
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      "word": "進展順利 /进展顺利"
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