Come together means to join with other people and act as a group for a shared purpose. People also say it about a plan or project that is finally taking shape and starting to work. The phrase is neutral, so it suits both conversation and essays.
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people + come together (to + verb / for + event); plan/project + be coming together
- After the flood, neighbours came together to clean the streets and repair the school.
- Students from five countries came together for a summer course in Bristol.
- Our project looked like a mess in March, but by May everything was coming together.
What changed
First versionLet's come together for dinner on Saturday and catch up.
RevisionLet's get together for dinner on Saturday and catch up.
For a friendly meeting, English uses get together. Come together sounds weightier: people unite for a purpose, or separate parts form a whole. So come was changed to get.
When a plan seems to take shape by itself, you say come together. When you build something from parts with your own hands, use put together: We put the presentation together in one evening. Compare: The presentation is finally coming together.
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After weeks of chaos, our wedding plans are finally ___.
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coming together — The sentence is about plans that are finally taking shape, so coming together. Get together is only used about people meeting, and plans cannot meet.
Think of a time when people around you came together for a shared cause. Say who they were and what they did together.
When our office moved last year, the whole team came together to pack everything in one weekend.
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