YOU SAID:
he didnt manage to get very far
INTO JAPANESE
彼はどうにか遠くまで行けなかった
BACK INTO ENGLISH
He managed to go too far
INTO JAPANESE
彼は行き過ぎた
BACK INTO ENGLISH
He has gone too far
INTO JAPANESE
彼は行き過ぎた
BACK INTO ENGLISH
He has gone too far
Come on, you can do better than that.