go all the way

phrase

1

: to enter into complete agreement

2

: to engage in sexual intercourse

Examples of go all the way in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

That was the lowest in the financial research firm’s records, which go all the way back to 2004, and also just under the prior record low of 302 buyers in the third quarter of 2024. — Morgan Chittum, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2026

After several successful suborbital flights in a row, SpaceX officials decided this launch should go all the way to low-Earth orbit. — Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 2 Oct. 2026

Tehran, after all, will not immediately go all the way to max. — Mohammad Ayatollahi Tabaar, Foreign Affairs, 1 Oct. 2026

The 2024 team went all the way to Game 7 against the Florida Panthers, so would logically be in competition with the 2006 team for best in this group. — Allan Mitchell, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1829, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for go all the way

• andromache
• bioassay
• cabriolet
• cercariae
• communique
• companionway
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• decussate
• examinee
• fabaceae
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