come on

appear or become visible; make a showing

• “She turned up at the funeral”
• “I hope the list key is going to surface again”

move towards

• “We were approaching our destination”
• “They are drawing near”
• “The enemy army came nearer and nearer”

develop in a positive way

• “He progressed well in school”
• “My plants are coming along”
• “Plans are shaping up”

start running, functioning, or operating

• “the lights went on”
• “the computer came up”

become available

• “water or electricity came on again after the earthquake”

anything that serves as an enticement

qualities that attract by seeming to promise some kind of reward