get anywhere
idiom
: to make progress
—used in negative statements and in questions
Are you getting anywhere?
We're working hard but we don't seem to be getting anywhere.
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The southern Front Range Foothills could get anywhere between 5 and 11 inches of snow by Wednesday night, the northern Front Range Foothills up to 8 inches, and South Park up to 6 inches.
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Amanda Greenwood, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Dec. 2025
But, for many folks, driving a car is still the preferred way to get anywhere.
—PC Magazine, 22 Nov. 2025
The whole season is really a tribute to the ways in which women have to work outside the system to get anywhere.
—Brande Victorian, HollywoodReporter, 12 Nov. 2025
Even my supercharged gaming desktop, which features Nvidia's top-end RTX 5090 (7/10, WIRED Recommends) couldn't get anywhere close to 240 Hz in any game with the settings turned up.
—Brad Bourque, Wired News, 18 Sep. 2025
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Amanda Greenwood, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Dec. 2025
But, for many folks, driving a car is still the preferred way to get anywhere.
—PC Magazine, 22 Nov. 2025
The whole season is really a tribute to the ways in which women have to work outside the system to get anywhere.
—Brande Victorian, HollywoodReporter, 12 Nov. 2025
Even my supercharged gaming desktop, which features Nvidia's top-end RTX 5090 (7/10, WIRED Recommends) couldn't get anywhere close to 240 Hz in any game with the settings turned up.
—Brad Bourque, Wired News, 18 Sep. 2025
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“Get anywhere.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/get%20anywhere. Accessed 19 Dec. 2025.
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