have a long way to go

have a long way to go

To still have a significant amount of work to do in order to accomplish something. Yes, you're doing well with chords, but if you want to play entire songs, you still have a long way to go. Though we still have a long way to go, the growing number of business women in today's economy is encouraging. A: "How's the research going?" B: "We've made inroads, but we still have a long way to go until a treatment is ready."

See also: go, have, long, to, way

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have a long way to ˈgo

need to make a lot of progress before you can achieve something: She still has a long way to go before she’s fully fit.

See also: go, have, long, to, way

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