1obsolete:discord 2 a: separation in time b: the degree or amount of separation between two points, lines, surfaces, or objects c (1): an extent of area or an advance along a route measured linearly (2): an extent of space measured other than linearly <within walking distance>d: an extent of advance from a beginning e:expansef (1): length of a race or contest <won at all distances>(2): the full length (as of a prizefight or ball game) (3): a long race <distance training> 3: the quality or state of being distant: as a: spatial remoteness b: personal and especially emotional separation; also:reserve, coldnessc:difference, disparity 4: a distant point or region 5 a:aesthetic distanceb: capacity to observe dispassionately
— go the distance also last the distance: to complete a course of action