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

While the idea of a one-time tax on more than 200 people has a long way to go before getting onto the ballot and would need to be passed by voters in November, the tempest around it captures the zeitgeist of angst and anger at the core of California. —Seema Mehta, Los Angeles Times, 2 Jan. 2026

Tips For Cleaning Peace Lily Leaves Regularly cleaning your peace lily goes a long way in maintaining a healthy plant. —Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 2 Jan. 2026

The characters around him are less well-defined at this point, though the likability of the actors goes a long way. —Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 2 Jan. 2026

Whether the changes actually improve our experience will go a long way toward determining just how valuable artificial intelligence really is. —Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 2 Jan. 2026

Rhymes for a long way

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