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a ways to go

noun phrase

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.

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ways play

  1. : way

  1. : in (such) a way, course, direction, or manner

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go play

  1. : to move on a course : proceed — compare stop

  2. : to move out of or away from a place expressed or implied : leave, depart

  3. : to take a certain course or follow a certain procedure

  1. : the act or manner of going

  2. : the height of fashion : rage

  3. : an often unexpected turn of affairs : occurrence

  1. : functioning properly : being in good and ready condition

  1. : 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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