go the distance

VERB

consummate

Synonyms

STRONGEST

polish off terminate

STRONG

accomplish can clinch close compass complete conclude crown effectuate end halt perfect perform sign wrap

WEAK

button down call a day carry out clean up come come through drop curtain fold up get it together knock off mop up put away put finishing touch on put lid on put to bed sew up take care of top it off ultimate wind up wrap up

Antonyms

STRONG

begin commence continue fail give up not finish start stop

WEAK

neglect

Example Sentences

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With a combined knockout ratio of 95%, few expect Saturday's fight to go the distance.

From BBC • May 7, 2026

Others of his kind fail to go the distance because of a detail misspoken or a slip of the mask.

From Salon • Jan. 28, 2026

Any serious competitor has to be ready to go the distance.

From Barron's • Dec. 10, 2025

“Kurt said that Claire is like Rocky,” she says, referring to the iconic character’s grit and determination to go the distance.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 19, 2025

The fastest object ever launched by the human species, it will still take tens of thousands of years to go the distance to the nearest star.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan

go the distance

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