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so far, so good

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so far, so good

All is going well so far. We are half finished with our project. So far, so good. The operation is proceeding quite nicely—so far, so good.

See also: good

so far, so good

(spoken)

at this stage of the process it is satisfactory So far, so good, he thought, trying to make himself feel more cheerful. "How's your new job?" "So far, so good."

Usage notes: said of things that are not finished

See also: good

so far, so good

Matters are satisfactory up to this point, as in You've knitted the main portion of the sweater but not the sleeves? Well, so far, so good . This idiom was first recorded in James Kelly's Scottish Proverbs (1721), where it is defined: "So far, so good. So much is done to good purpose."

See also: good