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

Get to Know the Employees A polite conversation can go a long way, especially in a city like mine, where people usually expect a conversation with a stranger to go poorly. — Aliyah Rodriguez, The Spruce, 7 Aug. 2026

All that representation went a long way toward affirming my self-esteem. — Literary Hub, 7 Aug. 2026

The priorities of their successors go a long way to explaining why that ambition has not been realised. — Sverre Alvik, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026

Catching the Brewers for the division title and securing a first-round bye to the NL Division Series would go a long way in setting up that October showdown. — Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 6 Aug. 2026

Rhymes for a long way

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