go nowhere

phrase

: to make no progress

The research is going nowhere.

We're going nowhere fast.

Examples of go nowhere in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Younger daters grew up with dating apps already in existence—unlike millennials and Gen X who had to get used to them—but researchers say they are increasingly frustrated by endless choices and conversations that go nowhere. — Tatiana Sataua, Fortune, 14 Aug. 2026

An underprepared one can spend that same time fielding conversations that go nowhere. — Lien De Pau, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026

That said, Texas will go nowhere if Swain becomes a wallflower when the game is on the line. — Cedric Golden, Austin American Statesman, 9 Mar. 2026

When his job applications for new positions go nowhere, and his family starts feeling the squeeze to their comfortable middle-class life, Man-su starts killing his fellow candidates to boost his chances of finding work. — Sarah Jackson, CNBC, 28 Feb. 2026

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