go steady

1. Date one person exclusively, as in Parents often don't approve of their children's decision to go steady. This usage may be obsolescent. [Slang; c. 1900] Also see go together, def. 2; go with, def. 1.

Example Sentences

Almost always — in nearly every show, in nearly every movie ranging from serious to comedic — the stillness of death is signaled with the beep of an EKG going steady and its line going flat.

From Salon

He and I made each other aware in beginning that it was casual, but he was giving signals that he wanted it to go steady.

From Los Angeles Times

“I was like, I’m going to ask this girl to go steady,” Mr. Pinzone said.

From New York Times

Before long, he asked her to go steady and gave her his ring.

From Washington Times

The time he tried to go steady with a Russian girl, but her parents didn’t approve because Jacob was Mexican.

From Los Angeles Times

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