Everyday English

clap along

clap in time with music

To clap your hands in time with music or a performance.

B1 common mostly spoken

expression

Hear it in real life

Did the crowd enjoy the concert?

Definitely. They were clapping along from the first song.

Play the conversation

Everyone clapped along to the singer's final song.

The mistake everyone makes

Not: The audience clapped along ‸ the song.

Say: The audience clapped along to the song.

Use "along to" before the music or performance.

Build it

How it fits in a sentence.

clap along; clap along to something

Your turn: say it out loud

Everyone clapped along to the singer's final song.

Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.

clap along

clap in time with music

“Everyone clapped along to the singer's final song.”

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