https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2020-01-08/ukraine-trying-to-determine-number-of-citizens-killed-in-iran-plane-crash
yeah. you'd think someone with the airline could dial-up that full manifest on their damn smartphone and email it to the pres but what do i know.
so far, so good…
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."
all's well that ends well
Everything has turned out satisfactorily, even though the outcome has been uncertain. For example, His lawyer persuaded Jack to plead guilty, but the court merely put him on probation-all's well that ends well.
This proverb, dating from about 1250, gained even more currency as the title of a Shakespeare comedy.
"I will be making a statement tomorrow morning."
statement:
the communication of an idea, position, mood, or the like through something other than words.