idiom (phrase) · neutral
come a long way
UK/kʌm ə lɒŋ weɪ/US/kʌm ə lɔːŋ weɪ/come·a·LONG·way
speakingtask2
to have made significant progress or improvement
Examples
“Technology has come a long way in the last decade.”
“She's come a long way since her first performance.”
“Our school has come a long way in improving facilities.”
Band 8 sentence
“Over the past twenty years, urban planning in this region has come a long way, transforming congested streets into pedestrian-friendly boulevards.”
Collocations
- come a long way since
- come a long way in
Word family
come a long way phrasehave come a long way verb phrase
Common mistakes
come long way→come a long way
come a far way→come a long way
Say it for a higher band
5improve a lot→6make progress→7+come a long way
Synonyms
make great progress
improve a lot
Easily confused
make progress
“She has made progress in her English this year.”
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