goes wide
Strays off course
Goes wide describes a shot, throw, or kick that misses its target by passing to the side rather than hitting it.
Most common in sports: The penalty kick went wide of the goal, His pass went wide and out of bounds.
In film and broadcasting, a camera goes wide when it pulls back to show a broader view of the scene.
- missFail to reach
- missed shotFailed scoring attempt
- off-targetMissing the intended mark
- off the markIncorrect or mistaken
- overshootGo beyond intended point
misfire · wild pitch · stray · deviation · misaligned · way off · deflect · widespread · aimless · peripheral · veer · miscalculation · unfocused · misread · tangential · unintended · divergence · detour
accuracy/targeting
goes widehits the mark
Achieves intended aim
direct hit · scores · goes in · hits home · dead center