come a long way

phrase

1

: to rise to a much higher level of success : to become very successful

He's come a long way from his days as a young reporter. Now he's one of the country's most respected journalists.

2

: to make a great amount of progress

Medicine has come a long way in recent years.

Examples of come a long way in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The franchise had come a long way since Vachon’s early playing days, when those rinkside seats would sit empty. — Los Angeles Times, 12 Apr. 2026

Troy has come a long way since this past weekend. — Noel Brennan, CBS News, 8 Apr. 2026

Basha is a good but not great skater (though his skating has come a long way in the last two to three years) who gets off the mark quickly and attacks in short bursts but isn’t a burner. — Scott Wheeler, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2026

Matthew McConaughey has come a long way since his earliest days in Hollywood. — Emma Banks, InStyle, 7 Apr. 2026

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