go back a long way

verb

To have known each other for a long time.

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Meanings

verbgo back a long way (third-person singular simple present goes back a long way, present participle going back a long way, simple past went back a long way, past participle gone back a long way)

present singular third person goes back a long way · participle present going back a long way · past went back a long way · participle past gone back a long way

  1. To have known each other for a long time.

    Synonyms: go way back

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo have known each other for a long time.

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APA

go back a long way. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/go%20back%20a%20long%20way

MLA

“go back a long way.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/go%20back%20a%20long%20way. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “go back a long way,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/go%20back%20a%20long%20way.

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