get-go

[ get-goh ]

/ ˈgɛtˌgoʊ /

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noun Informal.

the very beginning: They've had trouble from the get-go.

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

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Origin of get-go

First recorded in 1965–70, Americanism

Words nearby get-go

get by, get cracking, get credit for, get down, get down to brass tacks, get-go, get going, get goose pimples, get gray hair from, get hold of, Gethsemane

How to use get-go in a sentence

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

get-go

noun

from the get-go informal from the beginningI've been your friend from the get-go

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