going all the way
Finishing without stopping
Going all the way means completing something fully, reaching the ultimate conclusion.
In sports or competition, it means winning the championship: Do you think they can go all the way this year?
The phrase also commonly refers to having sexual intercourse, especially in contrast to lesser physical intimacy: They'd been dating for months before they went all the way.
- wholeheartedFully and sincerely committed
- achievementAccomplished goal or deed
- completionAct of finishing
- commitmentFirm pledge to act
- closureSense of emotional resolution
consummation · follow-through · dedication · conclusion · scoring · culmination · home run · the whole nine yards · point of no return · full send · courage · getting it on · daring · audacity · hooking up · finishing · determination · endurance
going all the waygiving up
Choosing to stop trying
quitting · backing out · pulling out · abandoning · bailing
going all the wayholding back
Preventing forward movement
half measures · hedging · phoning it in · going through the motions · playing it safe
going all the wayabstaining
Voluntarily doing without
fooling around · waiting · making out · heavy petting · holding off