get nowhere

phrase

1

: to have no success at all in doing something : to make no progress

I have gotten nowhere with my research.

My research is getting nowhere.

2

: to not help (someone) at all : to not make a situation any better for (someone)

Arguing will get us nowhere.

Examples of get nowhere in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Even more impressive was the winner, taking the ball with his back to goal, shifting away into space, through four blue shirts, and then driving the ball with so much force that Mpasi could get nowhere near it. — Michael Cox, New York Times, 1 July 2026

Anyone calling for less gun control is likely to get nowhere in the current political environment, especially with the tragedy of Newtown still fresh in many people’s minds. — Pioneer Press, Twin Cities, 8 Feb. 2025

At ten hour-long episodes, the comedy takes an awfully long way to get nowhere very interesting at all. — Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Mar. 2024

But average high temperatures in Death Valley drop quickly during the fall and get nowhere near the record-shattering heat of summer. — Mary Gilbert, CNN, 25 Oct. 2023

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