get-go

American  

[get-goh] / ˈgɛtˌgoʊ /

noun

Informal.

1. the very beginning.

   They've had trouble from the get-go.

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

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get-go British  

noun

1. 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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Example Sentences

See Examples For:

get-go

"But in this case, it was palpable from the very get-go."

From Barron's ● Sep. 2, 2026

Even from the get-go being able to get ready with my brother for our big day, seeing ourselves together, I felt proud.

From BBC ● Jul. 19, 2026

“Right from the get-go, they should have said these trees are worth having around, and we should get a workaround.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 19, 2026

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

From the get-go, Elizebeth understood that Root was another one of those people looking for a back door to her husband, taking her on so “they’d get the use of his brains.”

From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield

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