from the get-go

phrase

US, informal
: from the very beginning
She didn't like me from the get-go.
They were involved in the project from the get-go.

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But not all of this is how Jeremy, who puts the moves on Lowen more or less from the get-go, tells it. — Guy Lodge, Variety, 30 Sep. 2026 And the religious character of this language is by no means unsuitable to this project of science that was bathed in biblical metaphors from the get-go—Code name Trinity, to cite just one example. — Artforum, 28 Sep. 2026 Sandis can come out and be really strong defensively right from the get-go. — Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 27 Sep. 2026 Dandekar accuses the World Bank of producing a flawed risk assessment report for the project from the get-go. — Mamita Bhandari, NPR, 23 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for from the get-go

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“From the get-go.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/from%20the%20get-go. Accessed 4 Oct. 2026.

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