“It's starting to come together.”

English Lesson: It's starting to come together.

You're building a new house. The construction started a few weeks ago. A friend asks about how it's going, so this is your answer.

It's starting to come together.

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(something) is coming together

"It's coming together" means "it's starting to be successful" or "it's getting closer to completion". 

Use this phrase to talk about a project. It can be one of many kinds of projects:

  • a school assignment
  • a construction project
  • a website that you're building
  • a novel that you're writing

You can also say "___ is starting to come together" to talk about a project that's a little further away from being finished.

This is a good general-use phrase; it's neither very formal nor very casual.