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.

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Example Sentences

She was suspicious from the word go.

From BBC

"He had a style where he was going to really make a name for himself right from the word go. I don't know him very well, but he doesn't seem someone who worries too much about what others have to say."

From BBC

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

From BBC

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

From BBC

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

From Los Angeles Times