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.

Examples of come a long way in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Any Café Pour-Over The old-fashioned drip coffee maker has come a long way. —Brad Bourque, WIRED, 16 Mar. 2025

Now three-years-plus into her mission, the first-year student at the University of Pennsylvania has come a long way. —Anna Lazarus Caplan, People.com, 16 Mar. 2025

Wi-Fi has come a long way since the days of 802.11, so congrats on making it this far both in this guide and if your network is limping along with one of the early standards. —PCMAG, 11 Mar. 2025

However, experts noted that the diamond industry has come a long way from how diamonds are sourced. —Ana Teresa Solá, CNBC, 10 Mar. 2025

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