get-go

noun

ˈgit-ˌgō 

ˈget-

variants or less commonly git-go

ˈgit- 

: the very beginning

—used in the phrase from the get-go

didn't like me from the get-go

Synonyms of get-go

• beginning
• start
• inception
• onset
• alpha
• commencement

Examples of get-go in a Sentence

from the get-go, their relationship was tumultuous and doomed to fail

Recent Examples on the Web

United with the AGs from almost the get-go, the WGA has been on the sidelines of current talks, we’re told. — Dominic Patten, Deadline, 20 Sep. 2026

An excellent time-telling watch costs $20, not the $10,000 Rolex charges at the get-go. — Clem Chambers, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026

From the get-go, the 24-year-old was throwing fire. — Sean Hammond, Chicago Tribune, 27 June 2026

From the get-go, there was much resistance within Penney’s to his strategy. — David Moin, Footwear News, 26 June 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1959, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for get-go

• acknow
• aglow
• ago
• airglow
• aloe
• altho
• although
• ammo
• backflow
• backhoe
• banjo
• barbeau