get-go

[ get-goh ]

noun

, Informal.

1. the very beginning:

   They've had trouble from the get-go.

2. pep; energy; get-up-and-go.

get-go

noun

1. from the get-go informal.
   from the get-go from the beginning

   I've been your friend from the get-go

Word History and Origins

Origin of get-go¹

First recorded in 1965–70, Americanism

Example Sentences

And so I knew from the get-go that they would have to add action, which they have.

From The Daily Beast

“We knew from the get-go that we could spend the whole game in front of closed doors,” says Sara.

From The Daily Beast

But we knew from the get-go that the show was a serialized drama, reloading with an all-new cast and plot each season.

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From the get-go, her admiration for the format she was shepherding back to network TV was evident.

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But I love the show and I love my character, and I told Jenji from the get-go, “I want to be in as many as I can.”

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