Come on
Source: https://www.macmillandictionary.com/dictionary/british/come-on_1#come-on_1__6
develop or progress
electricity etc: start
walk on stage etc
about rain/snow
about illness
to develop or make progress
How’s the building work coming on?
come on with: She’s coming on fine with her music.
to improve
His French has really come on since last year.
to start working by being switched on
I saw a light come on in an upstairs window.
to start to be broadcast
We all had to be quiet when the news came on.
to appear on a stage
When he came on, the audience finally began to show some interest.
to appear on television, or to be heard on the radio
Then the president comes on and tells everyone to spend more money.
to arrive on a sports field in order to replace another member of your team
He came on as a substitute. Miller came on for Thompson in the 75th minute of the game.
used for telling someone to hurry
Come on! We’re going to be late.
used for encouraging someone to do something such as make a greater effort or stop being sad
Come on! It’s not the end of the world.
if an illness comes on, it starts to affect you
I can feel another headache coming on.
if something such as rain or snow comes on, it starts to fall
it comes on to do something: It came on to rain.
Come up
to move towards someone, usually because you want to talk to them
come up to:
Strangers come up to him in the street and say how much they enjoy his books.
Come up with
to think of something such as an idea or a plan
Is that the best you can come up with? Coming up with your own word should be fairly easy for this text completion because the clue is very direct.
to produce or provide something that people want
We’re in big trouble if we don’t come up with the money by 6 o’clock.
Come on to / come to [phrasal verb transitive ]
to start to deal with a new subject in a discussion
We’ll come on to the politics of the situation in a moment.
Come down on [phrasal verb transitive ]
to criticize or punish someone severely
She came down pretty hard on the kids for making a mess.
Come on stream
to start to work or be effective
The new power station will come on stream next month.
Come on strong
to express yourself in a very determined and confident way
He can come on very strong with his political views.
Be/come on the scene
to start to exist or to get involved in a situation or activity
A band that first came on the scene in the 1980s.
Come out on top/come out tops
to be the best or the winner
Phil always comes out on top.