ça allait

it was okay

→ cela
phrase Rare #23,374
it was okay Imperfect form of aller. Often used to say that someone was fine or that something was going well.
FR: Hier soir, ça allait mieux.
EN: Last night, it was better.

Quand il était petit, ça allait.

When he was little, things were fine.

— Mommy (2014)

Ça allait?

How were you?

— Mommy (2014)

J'ai dit que ça allait.

I said it was fine.

Ça allait pour la bougie?

Was the candle okay?

— La Nuit américaine (1973)

Hier, ça allait très mal.

Yesterday, things were going very badly.

— Le Conformiste (1971)

Ça allait, cette semaine?

How was your week?

— Je suis toujours là (2024)

Elle le laissa payer l'addition comme si ça allait de soi.

She let him pay the bill as if it were the most natural thing in the world.

Ça allait beaucoup plus loin.

It went much further.

— Wake Up Dead Man : Une histoire à couteaux tirés (2025)

Ils t'ont engagée quand ça allait.

They hired you when things were going well.

— Amours chiennes (2000)

Mais le docteur à dit ça allait!

But the doctor said it would be okay!

— Une seconde mère (2015)

Elle a dit que ça allait.

She said it was okay.

Ça allait.

It was okay.

Il a dit que ça allait.

He said it was fine.

Je vous ai dit que ça allait.

I told you it was fine.

— Psychose (1960)

Surtout quand ça allait mal.

Especially when things were going badly.

— Solaris (1972)