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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It's certainly come a long way since the $150 Horace Rawlins received for winning the event's foundational edition in 1895.
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Julio Cesar Valdera Morales, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 June 2025
The generative AI company has come a long way from the breakout moment of ChatGPT’s debut in November 2022.
—Eric Rosenbaum, CNBC, 10 June 2025
The World Wide Web Hypertext had come a long way since Ted Nelson had coined the word in 1965.
—ArsTechnica, 10 June 2025
Instagram and smartphones have come a long way since these concerns first cropped up.
—Jibin Joseph, PC Magazine, 2 June 2025
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Julio Cesar Valdera Morales, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 June 2025
The generative AI company has come a long way from the breakout moment of ChatGPT’s debut in November 2022.
—Eric Rosenbaum, CNBC, 10 June 2025
The World Wide Web Hypertext had come a long way since Ted Nelson had coined the word in 1965.
—ArsTechnica, 10 June 2025
Instagram and smartphones have come a long way since these concerns first cropped up.
—Jibin Joseph, PC Magazine, 2 June 2025
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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 18 Jun. 2025.
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