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.
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Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Apr. 2025
The entire system can be rotten — and there is a way to go on.
—Alexander Nazaryan, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2025
And, whether this was originally yours or not, that’s not a way to go about telling me.
—Zach Helfand, The New Yorker, 10 Mar. 2025
At the same time, switching only to DOOH is not a way to go.
—Roman Vrublivskyi, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2025
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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 30 Apr. 2025.
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