: the very beginning
used in the phrase from the get-go
didn't like me from the get-go

Examples of get-go in a Sentence

from the get-go, their relationship was tumultuous and doomed to fail
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The failure of our planning department to do so at the get-go is a major mistake in governance. Dp Opinion, The Denver Post, 3 Mar. 2025 Reacher Season 3 finds Alan Ritchson’s title character getting into big trouble from get-go in the latest chapter of the blockbuster Prime Video series, with an emphasis on big. Tim Lammers, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1962, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of get-go was in 1962

Cite this Entry

“Get-go.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/get-go. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.

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