way to go

interjection

An expression of congratulations, encouragement, or approval.

“The team finished ahead of schedule and under budget. Way to go!”

Meanings

interjection

alternative WTG

  1. An expression of congratulations, encouragement, or approval.

    The team finished ahead of schedule and under budget. Way to go!

nounway to go (plural ways to go)

plural ways to go · alternative WTG

  1. A route, course of action; a preferred decision or choice.

    They are about the same quality, so if you can get a discount on the color you like, that would be the way to go.

    1 more example

    The official tour moodboard made it clear that pastel colors are the way to go when leaning this direction. Reach for light pink, baby blue, and butter yellow.

    2024 September 21, Heath Owens, “What to Wear to Sabrina Carpenter's 'Short N' Sweet' Tour”, in Cosmopolitan

Synonyms & antonyms

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 好样的,加油!
  • 好样的,加油!expression of congrats, encouragement or approval
Finnish sillä lailla, oikea tie
  • sillä laillaexpression of congrats, encouragement or approval
  • oikea tieright route
  • paras vaihtoehtopreferred decision
French bien joué !, marche à suivre
  • bien joué !expression of congrats, encouragement or approval
  • marche à suivreright route
German Gut gemacht!, Bravo!
  • Gut gemacht!expression of congrats, encouragement or approval
  • Bravo!expression of congrats, encouragement or approval
  • Weiter so!expression of congrats, encouragement or approval
  • richtige Richtungright route
  • richtige Entscheidungpreferred decision
Greek εύγε, μπράβο
  • εύγε (évge)expression of congrats, encouragement or approval
  • μπράβο (brávo)expression of congrats, encouragement or approval
Hebrew כָּל הַכָּבוֹד!
  • כָּל הַכָּבוֹד! (kól hakavód!)expression of congrats, encouragement or approval
Hungarian ez igen!, ez az!
  • ez igen!expression of congrats, encouragement or approval
  • ez az!expression of congrats, encouragement or approval
  • csak így tovább!expression of congrats, encouragement or approval
  • gratulálok!expression of congrats, encouragement or approval
Polish tak trzymać, dobra droga
  • tak trzymaćexpression of congrats, encouragement or approval
  • dobra drogaright route
  • dobra decyzjapreferred decision
Portuguese boa!
  • boa!expression of congrats, encouragement or approval
Russian так держать, молодец
  • так держать (tak deržatʹ)expression of congrats, encouragement or approval
  • молодец (molodec)expression of congrats, encouragement or approval
Scottish Gaelic sin thu fhèin
  • sin thu fhèinexpression of congrats, encouragement or approval
Slovak paráda
  • parádaexpression of congrats, encouragement or approval
Spanish ¡bien hecho!, muy bien
  • ¡bien hecho!expression of congrats, encouragement or approval
  • muy bienexpression of congrats, encouragement or approval
  • bravoexpression of congrats, encouragement or approval
Cite this entry
APA

way to go. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/way%20to%20go

MLA

“way to go.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/way%20to%20go. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “way to go,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/way%20to%20go.

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