come a long way
idiom
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.
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Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 14 Nov. 2025
Too much happening Nicolai has come a long way from her first episode.
—Katherine Laidlaw, HubSpot, 14 Nov. 2025
ChromeOS has come a long way since its beginning.
—PC Magazine, 8 Nov. 2025
In hindsight, the tech has come a long way since and Tilly looks a lot more real than Miquela.
—Diana Lodderhose, Deadline, 7 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for come a long way
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“Come a long way.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/come%20a%20long%20way. Accessed 18 Nov. 2025.
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