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so far, so good

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Definition of so far, so good

—used to say that something (such as a project or an activity) has proceeded well or without problems up to the present
  • "How's the work on your house going?" "There's a lot more to do, but so far, so good."

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far play

  1. : at or to a considerable distance in space

  2. : to a great extent : much

  3. : by a broad interval : widely

  1. : remote in space

  2. : distinctly different in quality or relationship

  3. : remote in time

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good play

  1. : of a favorable character or tendency

  2. : bountiful, fertile

  3. : handsome, attractive

  1. : something that is good

  2. : something conforming to the moral order of the universe

  3. : praiseworthy character : goodness

  1. : well

  2. used as an intensive

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