a long way

noun

: a great distance

Their house is a long way (away) from here.

She went a long way to see him.

—often used figuratively in various phrases

These changes will go a long way toward/towards making the system more efficient.

We've done a lot of work already, but we have a long way to go.

Examples of a long way in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The munificent monetary prize of a million dollars will go a long way to help establish the show’s importance. —Khushbu Shah, Bon Appetit Magazine, 30 Oct. 2025

In the winter especially, when dressing for the cold weather can get so dreary, a little fashion magic can go a long way. —Laia Garcia-Furtado, Vogue, 30 Oct. 2025

Still, there’s a long way to go to match bats, which can contract and compress their muscles to listen only to certain echoes and can detect something as small as a human hair from several meters away. —Lily Mae Lazarus, Fortune, 30 Oct. 2025

But that decision is a long way off. —John Ruwitch, NPR, 30 Oct. 2025

Rhymes for a long way

• aaa
• adonais
• alleyway
• alumnae
• anime
• anyway
• arete
• attache
• baa
• beaujolais
• bouvier
• breakaway