so far so good

phrase

Up to this point, all is OK.

“Well, you've packed your bags for the holiday, bought your tickets, reserved the hotel and put the dog in kennels. So far so good; now let's get to Minorca.”

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Meanings

phrase

alternative so far, so good

  1. idiomaticUp to this point, all is OK.

    Well, you've packed your bags for the holiday, bought your tickets, reserved the hotel and put the dog in kennels. So far so good; now let's get to Minorca.

    1 more example

    They say that Ngoc hoang sent a messenger from heaven to men to say that when they reached old age they should change their skins and live for ever, but that when serpents grew old they must die. The messenger came down to earth and said, rightly enough, "When man is old he shall cast his skin; but when serpents are old they shall die and be laid in coffins." So far so good. But unluckily there happened to be a brood of serpents within hearing, and when they learned the doom pronounced on their kind, they fell into a fury and said to the messenger, "You must say it over again and just the contrary, or we will bite you."

    1918, James George Frazer, Folk-Lore In The Old Testament, volume 1, page 76

Translations

Basque orain artean, dena ongi
  • orain artean, dena ongiup to this point, all is OK
Catalan de moment, tot va bé
  • de moment, tot va béup to this point, all is OK
Chinese Mandarin 到目前為止一切順利 /到目前为止一切顺利, 目前爲止一切還好 /目前为止一切还好
  • 到目前為止一切順利 /到目前为止一切顺利 (dào mùqián wéizhǐ yīqiè shùnlì)up to this point, all is OK
  • 目前爲止一切還好 /目前为止一切还好 (mùqián wéizhǐ yīqiè hái hǎo)up to this point, all is OK
Czech zatím to ujde
  • zatím to ujdeup to this point, all is OK
Danish så langt, så godt
  • så langt, så godtup to this point, all is OK
Finnish tähän asti kaikki hyvin
  • tähän asti kaikki hyvinup to this point, all is OK
French jusqu'à présent, tout va bien, jusqu’ici tout va bien
  • jusqu'à présent, tout va bienup to this point, all is OK
  • jusqu’ici tout va bienup to this point, all is OK
German so weit, so gut
  • so weit, so gutup to this point, all is OK
Hungarian eddig jó, eddig minden rendben
  • eddig jóup to this point, all is OK
  • eddig minden rendbenup to this point, all is OK
Irish tús maith leath na hoibre
  • tús maith leath na hoibreup to this point, all is OK
Italian fin qui tutto bene
  • fin qui tutto beneup to this point, all is OK
Norwegian Bokmål så langt, så godt
  • så langt, så godtup to this point, all is OK
Portuguese até agora tudo bem
  • até agora tudo bemup to this point, all is OK
Russian пока́ все хорошо́
  • пока́ все хорошо́ (poká vse xorošó)up to this point, all is OK
Spanish hasta ahora todo bien, por ahora todo bien
  • hasta ahora todo bienup to this point, all is OK
  • por ahora todo bienup to this point, all is OK
Vietnamese mọi thứ vẫn tốt đẹp, cho đến đây mọi việc đều tốt lành
  • mọi thứ vẫn tốt đẹpup to this point, all is OK
  • cho đến đây mọi việc đều tốt lànhup to this point, all is OK
  • cho đến bây giờ mọi việc đề ổnup to this point, all is OK
Welsh popeth yn iawn hyd yma
  • popeth yn iawn hyd ymaup to this point, all is OK
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Chicago

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