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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Example Sentences

Os admits that she’s come a long way since that first iteration with rigorous singing and choreography lessons; three years later, she signed a record deal with her current label Sony Music Mexico, and released her glossy debut album, “Cambios De Luna,” in 2022.

From Los Angeles Times

“This much-improved re-authorization has come a long way from early proposals that would have immediately kicked dozens of U.S. small businesses out of the programs and severely limited the ability of hundreds more to grow and thrive,” he said in a statement.

From Los Angeles Times

Hall was a highly-rated talent at Chelsea, but he has come a long way since Tuchel first trialled him in a back three against Chesterfield.

From BBC

The genre has come a long way since Gangnam Style, the viral Korean track that shattered cultural barriers and YouTube viewing records in 2012.

From BBC

"We've come a long way, but we need to take it even further," Hidalgo said this week, as she planted a tree in a Paris square.

From Barron's