Going the Extra Mile

Views Updated: Dec 15, 2025

Key Facts

Abbreviation
GEM
Pronunciation
/goʊɪŋ ðə ˈɛkstrə maɪl/
Category
Community
Related Field
Educational

Examples in Context

  1. So why not decide it today to start going the extra mile on the road to your success?
  2. But going the extra mile is expensive, requiring a research platform that can synthesise industry, country and stock-specific analysis.
  3. This is when others tend to be highly critical of you, so going the extra mile to ensure you are " doing your job " as effectively & efficiently as possible will do you a lot of good.
  4. Professionalism is going the extra mile and putting effort into the details.
  5. But it is also because real-world agents woo customers by offering refunds for cancelled trips and generally going the extra mile.

Other meanings of GEM