get-go

noun

ˈgit-ˌgō How to pronounce get-go (audio)
ˈget-
variants or less commonly
: 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

from the get-go, their relationship was tumultuous and doomed to fail
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This is something that ought to be in their mind at the get-go. Lance Eliot, Forbes, 30 Oct. 2024 As for the victim, today’s suit paints a portrait of a young life shattered from almost the get-go. Dominic Patten, Deadline, 28 Oct. 2024 There is a low likelihood of being able to data train generative AI at the get-go on the logic of humans because the data source of the Internet tends to omit the logic that might have been employed. Lance Eliot, Forbes, 20 Oct. 2024 First, one issue is whether the restrictions deemed by AI makers ought to even be in place at the get-go (some see this as a form of arbitrary censorship by the AI firms). Lance Eliot, Forbes, 13 Oct. 2024 Impractical at the get-go and a misguided way to proceed with legislating AI. Will spur unfounded and draining legal wars against AI firms and AI deployers. Lance Eliot, Forbes, 22 Sep. 2024 Those looking to sell or trade in their luxury handbags will receive payment at the get-go. Lilah Ramzi, Vogue, 11 Sep. 2024 Higher power means more get-go, but comes at the price of more potential stress on the mechanical parts (axles, wheels, etc) and often less total range. New Atlas, 10 Aug. 2024 Few apps care to set some ground rules at the get-go like this, even if this is the slimmest of requests. PCMAG, 6 May 2024

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 2 Dec. 2024.

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