to the good

phrase

1

: beneficial, helpful

… efforts to restrict credit were all to the good …

—Time

2

: in a position of net gain or profit

wound up $10 to the good

Examples of to the good in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Well, tell that to the good people of Glasgow, said Nik Simon in the Daily Mail. — The Week Uk, TheWeek, 8 Aug. 2026

What happens after that is committed to the good common sense of the client who usually leaves that office with only vague notions about what has been done so far and what needs to be done in the future. — Jay Adkisson, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026

Our conversation revealed a lesson in happiness built on a half-century of trips to the gym, a guide to the good life based on back-door cuts, help defense and the perfect extra pass. — Rustin Dodd, New York Times, 30 July 2026

If anything, the real Johnson can’t help but project a shade more edge, which is all to the good. — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 8 July 2026

Rhymes for to the good

• adulthood
• babyhood
• brotherhood
• cottonwood
• fatherhood
• firewood
• fuelwood
• hardihood
• ironwood
• leatherwood
• likelihood
• livelihood