have come a long way

Meaning

1. to have made a lot of progress

   We've come a long way since the early days of the project.

In the movies · 18

• You've come a long way from bending gates.X-Men: First Class2011
• You've come a long way since I found you that day by the lake.Captain Marvel2019
• Come a long way from the two of us popping gas trucks in the D R huh We sure didFast X2023
• But we have come a long way...Life of Pi2012
• We certainly have come a long way fast.Reds1981
• You have come a long way to find out...Gilda1946
• The Beatles have come a long way to do this show, and we'll have to cut it short unless you move back, cos they're very worried about the situation in the front.The Beatles: Eight Days a Week - The Touring Years2016

From the same entry

• as long as your arm
• at long last
• at the longest
• by a long way
• go back a long way
• go a long way
• have a long way to go
• how long is a piece of string
• in the long run
• it's a long story
• the long arm of
• the long and short of it

More idioms

• keep track of
• lay your hands on
• back to square one
• by all means
• behind back
• better luck next time
• it serves right
• or
• out of breath
• not the end of the world
• you know who
• feel free