get-go
Americannoun
-
the very beginning.
They've had trouble from the get-go.
-
pep; energy; get-up-and-go.
noun
Etymology
Origin of get-go
First recorded in 1965–70,
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
"But in this case, it was palpable from the very get-go."
From Barron's ● Sep. 2, 2026
The executive said from the get-go that he aimed to turn the business into the Pentagon’s “sixth prime” contractor.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 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
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
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
