: 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.—
Cecilia Hae-Jin Lee
Cecilia Hae-Jin Leeto go
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
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Michelle Baricevic, Travel + Leisure, 28 Nov. 2025
The Chiefs scored two fourth-down touchdowns in goal-to-go situations, yet there’s still enough other evidence to say Reid invoked his most conservative decision-making to date.
—Kansas City Star, 28 Nov. 2025
Jayna Bardahl, New York Times, 2 Dec. 2025
The device uses smart technology to roam freely around your home picking up dirt, dust, pet hair, and more — leaving you to go about your daily life a tad more unburdened.
—Isabel Garcia, PEOPLE, 2 Dec. 2025
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Quince has become our editors’ to-go retailer for snagging upscale finds, including cashmere sweaters, silk skirts, and fine leather handbags at a fraction of normal retail prices.
—Michelle Baricevic, Travel + Leisure, 28 Nov. 2025
The Chiefs scored two fourth-down touchdowns in goal-to-go situations, yet there’s still enough other evidence to say Reid invoked his most conservative decision-making to date.
—Kansas City Star, 28 Nov. 2025
Idiomatic phrase
Well, a yard with 12 minutes to go in the first quarter is a little bit different than a yard to go with 10 seconds to go in the game.
—Jayna Bardahl, New York Times, 2 Dec. 2025
The device uses smart technology to roam freely around your home picking up dirt, dust, pet hair, and more — leaving you to go about your daily life a tad more unburdened.
—Isabel Garcia, PEOPLE, 2 Dec. 2025
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“To-go.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/to-go. Accessed 2 Dec. 2025.
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Togo
geographical name
To·go
ˈtō-(ˌ)gō 
republic in western Africa on the Bight of Benin; capital Lomé area 21,925 square miles (56,785 square kilometers), population 8,176,000
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