so far, so good

Idioms  

1. Matters are satisfactory up to this point, as in You've knitted the main portion of the sweater but not the sleeves? Well, so far, so good. This idiom was first recorded in James Kelly's Scottish Proverbs (1721), where it is defined: “So far, so good. So much is done to good purpose.”

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Example Sentences

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so far, so good

"Eventually you think, oh, how many more combinations of a stripe can I do?" he admits, before adding, "But so far so good."

From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026

But so far so good for American, as the company’s first-quarter revenue rose 10.8% from a year ago to a record $13.91 billion, above the average analyst estimate compiled by FactSet of $13.79 billion.

From MarketWatch ● Apr. 23, 2026

These are early innings for Pope Leo XIV, but he is young—only 70 years old—and so far, so good.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 26, 2025

Some might be waiting for him to come back to earth, but it’s so far so good.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 10, 2025

We had been on the road for a little over an hour, and so far so good.

From "Here to Stay" by Sara Farizan