from the word go

Idioms  

1. From the start, as in I've had trouble with this computer from the word go. This expression probably alludes to the start of a race, signaled by the word go. [Early 1800s] For a synonym, see from scratch.

---

Example Sentences

See Examples For:

from the word go

Pretty much from the word go, the audience was trying to figure out who killed whom with what and why.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 12, 2022

"The judge was biased against us from the word go and threw caution to the wind by conducting a sham trial," he wrote on Twitter.

From Reuters ● Jul. 28, 2022

Derry native and veteran sports journalist Peter Jackson observes: "The difference in attitude was that the RFU from the word go said: 'We will send the team. We will find 15 Englishmen.'"

From BBC ● Feb. 9, 2022

The Tomorrow War needs a little explaining from the word go.

From Slate ● Jul. 2, 2021

‘Forty-eight hours, but usually sooner. But from the word go, we take the disappearance of minors very seriously. That’s why I’m here.’

From "The London Eye Mystery" by Siobhan Dowd

Random Word

Spin the wheel and learn a new word!

---