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come a long way

KUM a LONG WAY

kʌm ə lɒŋ weɪ

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Syllable breakdown

comealongway

Dictionary meaning

to have made great progress or improvement from an earlier, less advanced state; to have developed significantly or achieved much compared to one's origins or starting point

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