get-go

noun

ˈgit-ˌgō How to pronounce get-go (audio)
ˈget-
variants or less commonly git-go
: the very beginning
used in the phrase from the get-go
didn't like me from the get-go

Examples of get-go in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The next aim then becomes how to best detect them at the get-go. Lance Eliot, Forbes, 29 Feb. 2024 There is also an ongoing debate about ensuring that law school students learn about generative AI at the get-go. Lance Eliot, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2024 Here are my tips about doing so at the link here, thus a heads-up on avoiding mistakes that newbies experience when using generative AI at the get-go. Lance Eliot, Forbes, 11 Feb. 2024 So what are the basic cybersecurity features that should be there at the get-go? Renee Dudley, ProPublica, 19 July 2023 But, if possible, the Allworth Advice is to try and remain civil with each other from the get-go. Amy Wagner and Steve Sprovach, The Enquirer, 4 Apr. 2023 His goal from the get-go was to professionalize the office and increase its ability to collect and catalogue records. Kevin Cullen, BostonGlobe.com, 4 Apr. 2023 Heigl and Kelley were eager to start a family from the get-go. Courtney Young, Peoplemag, 3 Apr. 2023 The harm of lead additives in gas is an exception, in that it was known from the get-go—lead has been known to be a neurotoxin since ancient Greece. Diana Gitig, Ars Technica, 1 Apr. 2023

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Word History

First Known Use

1962, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of get-go was in 1962

Cite this Entry

“Get-go.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/get-go. Accessed 16 Apr. 2024.

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