get-go

American

[get-goh] / ˈgɛtˌgoʊ /

noun

Informal.

the very beginning.

They've had trouble from the get-go.
pep; energy; get-up-and-go.

get-go British

noun

informal from the beginning

I've been your friend from the get-go

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Etymology

Origin of get-go

First recorded in 1965–70,

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get-go

In addition, there is an exemption for build-to-rent companies, meaning it’s OK for large investors to own newly built houses that are intended to serve as rentals from the get-go.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 26, 2026

But Raman signaled from the get-go that she understood the city’s political establishment would not be with her.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 26, 2026

He wasn’t an abstract artist from the get-go.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 23, 2026

Perhaps more than any other single fact, this signifies just how stupid this war has been from the get-go.

From Slate ● May 11, 2026

They are at each other from the get-go.

From "Life Is So Good" by George Dawson

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