come on {v.}
Rain came on toward morning.
He felt a cold coming on.
The wheat was coming on.
His business came on splendidly.
He came on an old friend that day when he visited his club.
He came upon an interesting idea in reading about the French Revolution.
Syn.: COME ACROSS, HAPPEN ON.
Let's get started; let's get going; don't delay; don't wait. — Used as a command.
"Come on, or we'll he late," said Joe, but Lou still waited.
Please do it! — Used in begging someone to do something.
Sing us just one song, Jane, come on!
Come on, Laura, you can tell me. I won't tell anybody. Categories: informal verb