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

Based on my own experience, so far so good.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 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

By 10:00 P.M. the water seemed relatively clear of ice, and their spirits rose: so far, so good.

From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong