go way back

phrase

: to have known each other for a long time

He and I go way back.

Examples of go way back in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The two of them go way back, as Beckham’s former Galaxy team-mates know only too well. — James Horncastle, New York Times, 8 July 2026

Pickett and Canales go way back. — Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 18 Mar. 2026

Liu and fellow Winter Olympic medalist and San Francisco native Eileen Gu go way back, the Chinese-American community connecting them as adolescents. — Marcus Thompson Ii, New York Times, 20 Feb. 2026

The two go way back, becoming friends after Assad scored the overtime game-winner for Franklin against Ferreira’s Falmouth team in the 1983 Div. — Tom Mulherin, Boston Herald, 16 Feb. 2026

Rhymes for go way back

• almanac
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• saddleback