come a long way

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: 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.

: to make a great amount of progress

Medicine has come a long way in recent years.

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The tour has come a long way since then, and the competition in 2024 (especially on the men’s side) resulted in drastically different results this time around. —

Todd Boss, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024 Pattinson’s come a long way since his days of non-stop auditions. —

Zack Sharf, Variety, 4 Dec. 2024 The stars have come a long way from their high school romances, with many finding long-term partners and welcoming children of their own. —

Chiara Kim, People.com, 2 Dec. 2024 Things have come a long way from the days when such instruments were huge, blocky things that had to be placed on a stand or carried on the shoulder to use. —

David Szondy, New Atlas, 29 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for come a long way

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