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to come right

to come right

33 5.0
To get better or fix itself after a time of trouble
  • phrasal verb
translation icon : arreglarse
  • So, should I just come right out and ask?
  • just come right
  • going to come right

Examples

  • We called Doc Daugherty, and he came right over here.

    Fiction book (2000)

  • "If you need anything, call your aunt, and she'll come right over.

    Fiction book (2000)

  • If I leave, will I be able to come right back in?

    Exitz (2007)

  • "I thought you were coming right back."

    Fiction book (2000)

  • The answers will just come right to me.

    Hitpig! (2024)

  • I'll come right back, remove the trap, so everybody can go home safe.

    Camping Trip (2021)

  • I'm gonna go to the liquor store, then I'm coming right back.

    Guinevere (1999)

  • Come right this way, Mr Nordquist.

    North to Alaska (1960)

  • So, I'll just come right out and ask, since this is becoming a boring ordeal.

    Blog text (3)

  • After a tough year, I was relieved to see things finally come right for my family.

Synonyms

to bounce back
vsto come right
60 3.5

Get better quickly after an illness, problem, or setback

describes a situation that improves or settles without implying quick recovery
to turn the corner
vsto come right
14 4.2

To begin to get better after a difficult time

refers to a situation resolving or improving fully rather than only beginning

Antonyms

to get worse
390 2.5

To become more serious, often about health or a situation

How Improved

resolved
3.2
to recover
748 2.5
to come right
33 5.0
to improve
∞ 1.0
to stabilize
  • US
75 4.3

Surface Forms

come right infinitive
came right past
come right past participle
coming right present participle
comes right third person singular

Morphology

come + right

The sense 'to resolve or improve' is compositionally built from 'come' (to develop or reach a state) + 'right' (all right/correct/fully), so the meaning can be inferred as 'come to be all right' or 'become resolved.' This follows a common 'become + adjective/adverb' pattern (become all right) that is cross-linguistically familiar, so a B1 learner who knows the constituents would very likely understand the MWE.

Etymology

Come right gives a clear picture: imagine a crooked picture on a wall that you straighten so it comes into the right place. That's why today it means a problem or situation 'gets better' or 'is fixed'.