a way to go
noun phrase
: a long distance to go
—sometimes used figuratively
He still has a way to go before his foot has healed.
We've done a lot of work, but we have a long way to go.
We could still make the playoffs. The season still has a long way to go.
Examples of a way to go in a Sentence
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While models Paloma Elsesser and Precious Lee have success stories to look up to, the modeling industry still has quite a way to go before it can be called inclusive.
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Essence, 19 Apr. 2024
Trump Media agreed to merge with Digital World, a cash-rich shell company, in 2021 as a way to go public, but the deal closed only in March.
—David Yaffe-Bellany, New York Times, 18 Apr. 2024
Meme stocks also gained traction as a way to go against the hedge funds that had been shorting, or betting against, companies like GameStop.
—Bailey Schulz, USA TODAY, 27 Mar. 2024
But soccer still has a way to go to compete with the most popular U.S. sports.
—Robert Kidd, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2024
But his brothers, despite working in different boroughs, always found a way to go together every year.
—Michael Ruiz, Fox News, 17 Mar. 2024
Mattoo said Beijing still has a way to go in shifting its economy away from reliance on real estate construction to drive business activity, and just spending more money won't fix the problem.
—Elaine Kurtenbach, Quartz, 1 Apr. 2024
Mattoo said Beijing still has a way to go in shifting its economy away from reliance on real estate construction to drive business activity, and just spending more money won’t fix the problem.
—Elaine Kurtenbach, Fortune Asia, 1 Apr. 2024
While leading companies like Albertsons and trade groups like the Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB) are leading the charge to make improvements, there is still a way to go.
—Gary Drenik, Forbes, 28 Mar. 2024
Essence, 19 Apr. 2024
Trump Media agreed to merge with Digital World, a cash-rich shell company, in 2021 as a way to go public, but the deal closed only in March.
—David Yaffe-Bellany, New York Times, 18 Apr. 2024
Meme stocks also gained traction as a way to go against the hedge funds that had been shorting, or betting against, companies like GameStop.
—Bailey Schulz, USA TODAY, 27 Mar. 2024
But soccer still has a way to go to compete with the most popular U.S. sports.
—Robert Kidd, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2024
But his brothers, despite working in different boroughs, always found a way to go together every year.
—Michael Ruiz, Fox News, 17 Mar. 2024
Mattoo said Beijing still has a way to go in shifting its economy away from reliance on real estate construction to drive business activity, and just spending more money won't fix the problem.
—Elaine Kurtenbach, Quartz, 1 Apr. 2024
Mattoo said Beijing still has a way to go in shifting its economy away from reliance on real estate construction to drive business activity, and just spending more money won’t fix the problem.
—Elaine Kurtenbach, Fortune Asia, 1 Apr. 2024
While leading companies like Albertsons and trade groups like the Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB) are leading the charge to make improvements, there is still a way to go.
—Gary Drenik, Forbes, 28 Mar. 2024
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“A way to go.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/a%20way%20to%20go. Accessed 27 Apr. 2024.
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