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\ ˈgit-ˌgō 
, ˈget- \
, ˈget- \variants:
or less commonly git-go \ ˈgit- \
\Definition of get-go
: the very beginning
—used in the phrase from the get-godidn't like me from the get-go
Synonyms & Antonyms for get-go
Synonyms
- alpha,
- baseline,
- beginning,
- birth,
- commencement,
- dawn,
- day one,
- genesis,
- inception,
- incipience,
- incipiency,
- kickoff,
- launch,
- morning,
- nascence,
- nascency,
- onset,
- outset,
- start,
- threshold
Antonyms
- close,
- conclusion,
- end,
- ending,
- omega
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The first known use of get-go was in 1962
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