沿そってCommon wordMeanings1expressionalong; by; parallel toUsed in the pattern ~に沿って to mean moving or extending along a line, road, river, etc., or figuratively following a plan, rule, or expectation.川かわに沿そって歩あるいた。I walked along the river.計けい画かくに沿そって進すすめましょう。Let's proceed according to the plan.