from the word go

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

"I thought we really let ourselves go and attacked the game straight from the word go," said Farrell.

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From the word go, there was always something special about Fishlock.

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“It’s not like you’re on the fly trying to think stuff up. That thought process has been locked from the word go.”

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Mbappe's move to Real Madrid has dominated headlines from the word go.

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The decision to divide the communications network in two was one such error, he says, which meant there “were bound to be problems and right from the word go”.

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