come a long way
Made substantial progress
To come a long way is to have made significant progress or improvement from an earlier state: She's come a long way since her first piano lesson.
The phrase can describe personal growth, technological advancement, or any notable development over time.
It often carries implicit praise or recognition of effort: Electric vehicles have come a long way in the past decade.
- go farAchieve notable success
- maturityFull growth achieved
- evolveChange gradually over time
- progressMovement toward improvement
- advancementForward movement or promotion
improvement · transform · hindsight · development · persistence · hard work · blood sweat tears · resilience · evolution · metamorphosis · gone too far · breakthrough · growth · personal growth · tenacity · odyssey · pilgrimage · humble beginnings
- motion idiomsin motion, on the move, on the go, move forward, move along
- life lessonslesson learned, moral, lessons learned, life lessons, parable
come a long waystagnate
Cease to develop
go nowhere · stand still · tread water · regress · backslide
come a long wayfall short
Fail to reach standard
underachieve · flame out · fizzle out · go to waste · disappoint
come, comes, coming, long, longer, longest, longing, longingly, lengthy