go a long way toward

1. Have considerable effect or influence on. For example, This argument goes a long way toward proving the scientists are wrong, or, as Eudora Welty put it in The Ponder Heart (1954): “It went a long way toward making him touchy about what Uncle Daniel had gone and done.” This idiom, then put as go a great way toward, was first recorded in 1697.

Example Sentences

Prevention strategies that take neurodiversity into account could go a long way toward reducing the number of young lives lost too soon.

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The results in November 2026 will go a long way toward shaping the dynamic in November 2028.

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"Fortunately, the advances we're making here at Texas A&M will go a long way toward addressing that."

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If that claim holds up, it would go a long way toward helping Musk win over safety regulators and earn his pay.

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The widening gap between Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Solana is an uncommon break in crypto’s usual rhythm, and how it performs the rest of this week could go a long way toward defining the market’s tone into year-end.

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