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Maple Posted 20 years ago
Vocabulary

"How are you coming along?" "a way's off" in a short conversation

W: By walking through spring break, I managed to save up the 500$ for the trip to Canada this summer. How are you coming along?

M: I’m still a way’s off.

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Question 1, What do "walking through" and "a way's off" mean?

Question 2, "How are you coming along?" = "How about coming along with me?" ????

Is "How are you coming along?" a common sentence you use every day? Any more similar expressions??
  

Top answer

I suspect this is a mishearing/transcription as it doesn't make sense with 'walking'. It makes a lot of sense with 'working' though. They worked during the spring break (holiday from college/school) and saved up the money for a trip.

— Nona the brit

  • I suspect this is a mishearing/transcription as it doesn't make sense with 'walking'.
  • It makes a lot of sense with 'working' though.
  • They worked during the spring break (holiday from college/school) and saved up the money for a trip.
  • " no.
  • How are you coming/getting along?
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I suspect this is a mishearing/transcription as it doesn't make sense with 'walking'. It makes a lot of sense with 'working' though.

They worked during the spring break (holiday from college/school) and saved up the money for a trip.

How are you coming along?" = "How about coming along with me?" no.

How are you coming/getting along? = How are you doing/progressing? 'How
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It's a low-grade mishearing. Sorry.
Nona The Brit
How are you coming/getting along? = How are you doing/progressing? 'How successful have you been at saving money for the trip?' in this context.

'I'm still a ways off' - I'm a long way from what I need/'I don't have enough money' in this context.

It's very helpful. Thank you very much.
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How are you coming along? = What progress have you made (toward the goal)? / Are you nearly finished? / Any problems? / Do you need help?

This is said extremely frequently in the U.S. It is especially common for a boss to check up on an employee's progress on a project this way. It is also used by teachers to check on a student's progress on a homework assignment. If
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Got it!


How are you coming along? /"How's it coming along?"

They're awfully useful!Emotion: smile
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what will the formal answer of how have you been coming along?

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