a long way
noun
: a great distance
Their house is a long way (away) from here.
She went a long way to see him.
—often used figuratively in various phrasesThese changes will go a long way toward/towards making the system more efficient.
We've done a lot of work already, but we have a long way to go.
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Pens with higher concentrations of peroxide will require less gel per application, so a little tends to go a long way.
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Sophie Dodd, Peoplemag, 20 May 2024
The dingy swan song was a long way from the glory days at Freedom Center, when all the presses would be humming, tended by dozens of operators, printing more than a million copies of the Sunday Chicago Tribune alone.
—Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune, 19 May 2024
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Sophie Dodd, Peoplemag, 20 May 2024
The dingy swan song was a long way from the glory days at Freedom Center, when all the presses would be humming, tended by dozens of operators, printing more than a million copies of the Sunday Chicago Tribune alone.
—Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune, 19 May 2024
See all Example Sentences for a long way
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“A long way.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/a%20long%20way. Accessed 29 May. 2024.
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