quite a ways

quite a ways

A significant distance, either literally or figuratively. There's still quite a ways to go before we get to your parents' house, so why don't you lean your seat back and try to get some sleep? We've raised a respectable amount of money, but we're quite a ways from our goal.
See also: quite, way
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
See also:
  • cooee
  • literally
  • lead the pack
  • hang by the eyelids
  • chase away
  • hold the stage
  • beyond words
  • all to smash
  • pass (something) down (to someone)
  • pass down