come a long way

Idioms  

1. Make considerable progress or improvement, as in That's good, Rob—you've certainly come a long way. This usage, which transfers the “distance” of a long way to progress, gained considerable currency in the 1960s and 1970s in an advertising slogan for Virginia Slims cigarettes addressed especially to women: “You've come a long way, baby.”

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come a long way

And games have come a long way in the almost 30 years since the original Ocarina of Time came out.

From BBC ● Nov. 8, 2026

Nearly 40 years later, NPCs have come a long way, with increasingly complex behaviors and conversational dialogue that span far more than just three words.

From Salon ● Oct. 12, 2026

They have come a long way from the days of McCourt, who took the team into bankruptcy.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2026

Fast forward seven years, and the technology has come a long way.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026

Milton had come a long way from the days when he counted kilowatts.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides

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