a ways to go
Definition of a ways to go
US, informal
: a long distance to go We still have a ways to go before we're home. —often used figuratively We've done a lot of work on this project, but we have a long ways to go. She still has a ways to go before graduation.
From the M-W Editors
Word by Word Definitions
: to move on a course : proceed — compare stop
: to move out of or away from a place expressed or implied : leave, depart
: to take a certain course or follow a certain procedure
: the act or manner of going
: the height of fashion : rage
: an often unexpected turn of affairs : occurrence
: functioning properly : being in good and ready condition
: a game played between two players who alternately place black and white stones on a board checkered by 19 vertical lines and 19 horizontal lines in an attempt to enclose the larger area on the board
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