What is the meaning of the phrase so far?

phrase. If you tell or ask someone what has happened so far, you are telling or asking them what has happened up until the present point in a situation or story, and often implying that something different might happen later. It’s been quiet so far. So far, they have met with no success.

Is so far so good grammatically correct?

—used to say that something (such as a project or an activity) has proceeded well or without problems up to the present “How’s the work on your house going?” “There’s a lot more to do, but so far, so good.”

How do you use so far in a sentence?

(1) They’ve only sold thirteen tickets so far. (2) The travel bureau is not so far from here. (3) So far, we have not received. (4) Rose says so far the marriage has been unsatisfying.

How do you use so far?

If you tell or ask someone what has happened so far, you are telling or asking them what has happened up until the present point in a situation or story, and often implying that something different might happen later. It’s been quiet so far. So far, they have met with no success.

What do you reply to so far so good?

For example, when I get in the elevator at lunchtime and ask a co-worker how it’s going, the default polite response is “Fine”. If they say “so far, so good”, I can interpret that as “the storm hasn’t hit yet, but there’s the whole afternoon to go”. Another interpretation is “I’m not done yet, let me finish”…

What do you reply so far so good?

Yes, you can answer with “so far so good”, but it doesn’t communicate the same as simply saying “Good”. It’s informal and is often a little humorous….

• I’m better than I was, but not nearly as good as I’m going to be.
• I think I’m doing OK.
• I can’t complain, but sometimes I still do.
• I am blessed!

Is so far so good a sentence?

Example sentences — “How’s your new car running?’ “So far, so good.” — “Do you like being a lawyer?” “It’s a lot of work but so far, so good.” — It’s been so far, so good with the babysitter and I hope it stays that way.

Can I begin a sentence with so far?

As to the sentences about the patient: Both seem okay to me and, yes, mean the same; “so far” could also be placed at the very beginning or very end of the sentence with no change in meaning.

Who said so far so good?

James Kelly’s
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.”

How do you use till today?

The first situation (He has been working with me until today) would mean “he” has stopped working today. The second situation (I have not received your package until today) means the package has arrived. As I understand, you want the action to continue as in a sentence “I have not received your package yet”.

Is until now a complete sentence?

A: “Until now” is quite common and perfectly acceptable in English. It’s not only acceptable in the sentence you mention, but deleting it could change the meaning. The original sentence (“I have not been able to reach the client until now”) implies that the speaker has only now succeeded in reaching the client.

Is so far so good rude?

“So far, so good” has a neutral connotation. The only negative I can see in it is that it isn’t unreservedly positive. In cases where such a positive answer might be expected, failing to give one might be seen as negative in comparison.

Which tense is used with so far?

How do you reply how’s your day going so far?

Or, other replies are~ (How’s your day) “It’s been great, and yours?” “It’s been good, yours?” (How’s it going) “I’m well, how about you?” “It’s going great, what about you?” ^ these are all happy/positive replies, but you can also say “I’ve had better days” or “It’s not been great..”

What is until today?

Senior Member. For me, when ‘until’ is used it always indicates a change in the action at the moment of the specified time. This is the reason why “I am living there until today” sounds so strange, because the ‘until today’ means the action has stopped, and thus must be in the past.

Examples of ‘so far’ in a sentence so far

1. Three different primaries so far and we have had three different winners.
2. Their away form has cost them a hatful of points so far this season.
3. Nobody told me it was so far away.
4. The effects so far look relatively benign.

What does So far yes mean?

1 used to express acknowledgment, affirmation, consent, agreement, or approval or to answer when one is addressed. 2 used, often with interrogative intonation, to signal someone to speak or keep speaking, enter a room, or do something.

It’s just a greeting. And the usual response is “Good” whether you are actually good or not. If you have a relationship with someone, at least to know that they would appreciate some humor, then it can be appropriate to answer “How are you?” with “so far so good”.

What does it mean so far so good?

What means so far so good?

Is the so far so good dictionary so good?

All is going well so far. We are half finished with our project. So far, so good. The operation is proceeding quite nicely — so far, so good. McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.

What does it mean to ” go so far as to “?

go so far as to (do something) To do something extreme, risky, or controversial. Often used in the negative. Although I wouldn’t go so far as to call him a coward, he definitely likes to avoid confrontation when he can. They went so far as to threaten us with legal action if we didn’t delete the video in question.

Which is the best synonym for so far?

So Far synonyms. Top synonyms for so far (other words for so far) are hitherto, as yet and previously.

When do you Say ” I will need to “?

“I will need” is a conditional need at an unspecified future time. If you say “I will need to take a shower”, you mean “at some (understood) future time”, which doesn’t sound to me as if it matches your case, because the clause is supposed to be explaining why you can’t come right now.