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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Today, cars have come a long way—but the fear and anxiety caused by emerging technologies are still with us.
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Fredrik Nilsson, Forbes.com, 8 May 2025
Granted, action sequences have come a long way technologically.
—Jen Juneau, People.com, 7 May 2025
The area has come a long way since then, and as soon as this weekend, there may be a new municipality, Starbase, in Texas.
—Daniel Larlham, ArsTechnica, 2 May 2025
Suit The trio — Armstrong, bassist and backing vocalist Mike Dirnt and drummer Tré Cool — has come a long way since their early days as a 1980s punk band gigging in Berkeley.
—Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 1 May 2025
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Fredrik Nilsson, Forbes.com, 8 May 2025
Granted, action sequences have come a long way technologically.
—Jen Juneau, People.com, 7 May 2025
The area has come a long way since then, and as soon as this weekend, there may be a new municipality, Starbase, in Texas.
—Daniel Larlham, ArsTechnica, 2 May 2025
Suit The trio — Armstrong, bassist and backing vocalist Mike Dirnt and drummer Tré Cool — has come a long way since their early days as a 1980s punk band gigging in Berkeley.
—Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 1 May 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 13 May. 2025.
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