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comes a long way

comes a long way is the third-person singular simple present indicative of come a long way.

Meaning of come a long way

Verb

come a long way (third-person singular simple present comes a long way, present participle coming a long way, simple past came a long way, past participle come a long way)

  1. (idiomatic) To make significant progress.
    • Computer-generated graphics have come a long way in the past few decades.

Questions about comes a long way

What is comes a long way the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Comes a long way is the third-person singular simple present indicative of come a long way.

Words near comes a long way in the dictionary

  1. comers
  2. comers and goers
  3. comes
  4. comes a cropper
  5. comes a gutser
  6. comes a long way
  7. comes about
  8. comes across
  9. comes across with
  10. comes after
  11. comes alive

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