: of, relating to, or providing food or beverages consumed away from their place of sale : take-out
a to-go order
to-go boxes/containers
This is mostly a take-out joint, and Filipinos in the know trickle in all day for a to-go lunch, dinner or breakfast.—
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2 of 2idiomatic phrase
1
: still remaining
There are five minutes to go before halftime.
There's only one week to go until election day.
2
of food and beverages
: for consumption away from its place of sale
They ordered their lunches to go.
You stop at the corner for a doughnut and coffee to go.—Jay McInerney
Jay McInerneyExamples of to-go in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the WebPhilip Freeman, Charlotte Observer, 24 Apr. 2024
Amid horror stories of $122 Thai delivery and $26 to-go coffees, the Emerald City is now considering rolling back a brand new wage law that’s causing food takeout prices to skyrocket and delivery orders to tank.
—Adam Kovacevich, Fortune, 24 Apr. 2024
Drive-thru lanes will be totally automated as soon as McDonald’s develops a robot that can screw up a to-go order.
—John Phillips, Orange County Register, 23 Apr. 2024
The offer is valid for dine-in, to-go and online orders with code TAXDAY24.
—Gabe Hauari, The Arizona Republic, 15 Apr. 2024
So foam to-go and meat containers can go in but they must be rinsed.
—Dana Oland, Idaho Statesman, 8 Apr. 2024
Bars, liquor stores and restaurants can sell to-go cocktails with the proper licenses.
—Laura Daniella Sepulveda, The Arizona Republic, 5 Apr. 2024
There are numerous items ― like to-go containers, electronics and plastic cutlery ― that many people think are recyclable but actually are not.
—Claire Reid, Journal Sentinel, 5 Apr. 2024
The milk is hot and ready to pour into the to-go mug once the second pod is done.
—Bon Appétit Contributor, Bon Appétit, 4 Apr. 2024
Domenico Montanaro, NPR, 23 Apr. 2024
For now, at least, if its 2023 results are anything to go by, LVMH is positioned to succeed.
—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 23 Apr. 2024
In other wildlife news, the closest living relatives of the Xerces Blue butterfly — the first U.S. butterfly species to go extinct due to human development — are being reintroduced at the Presidio of San Francisco, as the Associated Press’ Haven Daley and Olga R. Rodriguez write.
—Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2024
Founded in 1931, Greenwood’s school trained Chinese American pilots to go to China and help defend against the invading Japanese.
—Susan Tate Ankeny, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 Apr. 2024
Naturally, the home of Hollywood and Rodeo Drive is an incredible place to go vintage shopping.
—Margaux Anbouba, Vogue, 22 Apr. 2024
Code inspections are currently complaint-driven, which can lead some violations to go unresolved, city officials said.
—The Courier-Journal, 22 Apr. 2024
Curious, as an adult, Phelan was able to go inside the tire and record a video.
—Frank Witsil, Detroit Free Press, 22 Apr. 2024
Paramount and Miramax are making a new take on the franchise and expect to go before cameras in the fall, Paramount revealed at CinemaCon on Thursday.
—Aaron Couch, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Apr. 2024
Adjective
The restaurant now has an app, and many locations offer both a drive-thru and parking lot to-go stations.
—Philip Freeman, Charlotte Observer, 24 Apr. 2024
Amid horror stories of $122 Thai delivery and $26 to-go coffees, the Emerald City is now considering rolling back a brand new wage law that’s causing food takeout prices to skyrocket and delivery orders to tank.
—Adam Kovacevich, Fortune, 24 Apr. 2024
Drive-thru lanes will be totally automated as soon as McDonald’s develops a robot that can screw up a to-go order.
—John Phillips, Orange County Register, 23 Apr. 2024
The offer is valid for dine-in, to-go and online orders with code TAXDAY24.
—Gabe Hauari, The Arizona Republic, 15 Apr. 2024
So foam to-go and meat containers can go in but they must be rinsed.
—Dana Oland, Idaho Statesman, 8 Apr. 2024
Bars, liquor stores and restaurants can sell to-go cocktails with the proper licenses.
—Laura Daniella Sepulveda, The Arizona Republic, 5 Apr. 2024
There are numerous items ― like to-go containers, electronics and plastic cutlery ― that many people think are recyclable but actually are not.
—Claire Reid, Journal Sentinel, 5 Apr. 2024
The milk is hot and ready to pour into the to-go mug once the second pod is done.
—Bon Appétit Contributor, Bon Appétit, 4 Apr. 2024
Idiomatic phrase
To better understand the landscape for the presidential election with a little more than six months to go, here is our initial Electoral Vote map of the cycle.
—Domenico Montanaro, NPR, 23 Apr. 2024
For now, at least, if its 2023 results are anything to go by, LVMH is positioned to succeed.
—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 23 Apr. 2024
In other wildlife news, the closest living relatives of the Xerces Blue butterfly — the first U.S. butterfly species to go extinct due to human development — are being reintroduced at the Presidio of San Francisco, as the Associated Press’ Haven Daley and Olga R. Rodriguez write.
—Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2024
Founded in 1931, Greenwood’s school trained Chinese American pilots to go to China and help defend against the invading Japanese.
—Susan Tate Ankeny, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 Apr. 2024
Naturally, the home of Hollywood and Rodeo Drive is an incredible place to go vintage shopping.
—Margaux Anbouba, Vogue, 22 Apr. 2024
Code inspections are currently complaint-driven, which can lead some violations to go unresolved, city officials said.
—The Courier-Journal, 22 Apr. 2024
Curious, as an adult, Phelan was able to go inside the tire and record a video.
—Frank Witsil, Detroit Free Press, 22 Apr. 2024
Paramount and Miramax are making a new take on the franchise and expect to go before cameras in the fall, Paramount revealed at CinemaCon on Thursday.
—Aaron Couch, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Apr. 2024
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