go the distance

Meaning

1. go the (full) distance

   to continue playing in a competition or sports contest until the end

   Nobody thought he would last 15 rounds, but he went the full distance.

In the movies · 4

• Go the distanceSouthpaw2015
• Why not just go the distance, Claire,Jurassic World2015
• In these dreadful conditions, he still has to go the distance.Rush2013
• I've got one working Rover designed to go a max distance of 35 kilometers before the battery has to be recharged at the Hab.The Martian2015

From the same entry

• at a distance
• in the distance
• keep at a distance
• keep your distance
• within shouting distance
• within spitting distance
• within striking distance