gone the distance
Saw it through
Gone the distance means completed something demanding from start to finish—enduring difficulty, fatigue, or opposition to reach the end.
From boxing, where a fighter who goes the distance lasts all scheduled rounds without being knocked out.
The phrase applies to any sustained effort: Their marriage has gone the distance, Few startups go the distance.
- successFavorable outcome attained
- fortitudeEnduring courage under pain
- energyPower to do work
- accomplishmentSuccessful completion of aim
- courageFortitude facing danger
grit · long haul · see it through · persistence · strength · stamina · durability · steadfastness · resolve · no turning back · finish line · final stretch · tenacity · triumph · marathon · vigor · fulfillment · crossed the line
gone the distancequit
Cease doing something
given up · thrown in the towel · surrendered · abandoned · dropped out
gone the distanceburned out
Exhausted from overexertion
faded · collapsed · crumbled · run out of steam · hit the wall
gone, goes, goers, distance, distances, distant, distantly, distancing, distanced