there go/goes
idiom
informal
—used to say that something is no longer available or possible
Look at that traffic jam! There goes our only chance of arriving on time.
It's supposed to rain this weekend, so there go our plans for a barbecue.
Examples of there go/goes in a Sentence
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When the team goes from consistently winning with one of the top head coaches of all time in Bill Belichick, to a struggling franchise with a whole new coaching staff and an unclear future, the desire to sign there goes way down.
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Raja Krishnamoorthi, Newsweek, 13 Mar. 2025
Everything at Kilolani is well thought-out and intentional so your time there goes way deeper than just relaxation.
—Lois Alter Mark, Forbes, 29 Sep. 2024
The man carrying boxes of pastries into the coffee shop—there goes the baker with his tray like always.
—Honor Jones, The Atlantic, 7 Dec. 2024
Anything left over from the donation next goes toward a maximum contribution to Save America, and then anything left from there goes to the RNC and then to state political parties.
—Michelle L. Price, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Mar. 2024
To do so, users would need to go into their settings on the Twitter app, then find the privacy and safety section, from there go to direct messages and then users can turn off the calling feature by hitting the disable calls button.
—Marley Malenfant, Austin American-Statesman, 4 Mar. 2024
Also, there goes my theory about the show turning into an animals-live-forever mystery program.
—Alice Burton, Vulture, 21 Jan. 2024
Drop a few degrees in the spring or fall and there goes your crown.
—Shaun McKinnon, The Arizona Republic, 8 Jan. 2024
Because Grand Canyon West is Native-owned, money spent there goes directly to the Hualapai people.
—Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 20 Nov. 2023
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Raja Krishnamoorthi, Newsweek, 13 Mar. 2025
Everything at Kilolani is well thought-out and intentional so your time there goes way deeper than just relaxation.
—Lois Alter Mark, Forbes, 29 Sep. 2024
The man carrying boxes of pastries into the coffee shop—there goes the baker with his tray like always.
—Honor Jones, The Atlantic, 7 Dec. 2024
Anything left over from the donation next goes toward a maximum contribution to Save America, and then anything left from there goes to the RNC and then to state political parties.
—Michelle L. Price, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Mar. 2024
To do so, users would need to go into their settings on the Twitter app, then find the privacy and safety section, from there go to direct messages and then users can turn off the calling feature by hitting the disable calls button.
—Marley Malenfant, Austin American-Statesman, 4 Mar. 2024
Also, there goes my theory about the show turning into an animals-live-forever mystery program.
—Alice Burton, Vulture, 21 Jan. 2024
Drop a few degrees in the spring or fall and there goes your crown.
—Shaun McKinnon, The Arizona Republic, 8 Jan. 2024
Because Grand Canyon West is Native-owned, money spent there goes directly to the Hualapai people.
—Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 20 Nov. 2023
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“There go/goes.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/there%20go%2Fgoes. Accessed 14 Apr. 2025.
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