go a long way

Verb

idiomatic

(idiomatic) To be adequate or helpful for a significant amount of time. / (idiomatic) To achieve considerable success.

Japanese Meaning

（慣用句）長期間にわたって十分に役立つ、もしくは効果を発揮する / （慣用句）かなりの成功を収める

A little extra effort in proofreading will go a long way toward improving the overall quality of the report.

校正に少しだけ余分な時間をかけることは、報告書の全体的な質の向上に大いに役立ちます。

Sense（1）

(idiomatic) To be adequate or helpful for a significant amount of time.

This new law will go a long way in addressing this issue.

Sense（2）

(idiomatic) To achieve considerable success.

All parents hope that their children will go a long way in their lives.

goes a long way

（ present singular third-person ）

going a long way

（ participle present ）

went a long way

（ past ）

gone a long way

（ participle past ）