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

Throw in the love of a good woman, an old-school workout program, and a belief in miracles, and these two will manage to go the distance.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 11, 2026

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

From Barron's • Dec. 10, 2025

It's hard to imagine that most of them will go the distance.

From Salon • Dec. 11, 2024

Fiver said no more and Hazel turned his thoughts to the raid and the difficulty he foresaw of getting the hutch rabbits to go the distance back to the warren.

From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams

go the distance

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