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

Advertisement From the get-go, Schumer knew the Democrats needed Maine. —Julia Terruso, Time, 8 June 2026

Her ability to get to the basket has stood out from the get-go. —Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 3 June 2026

From the get-go, there was lots of confusion, right? —Joel Feder, The Drive, 3 June 2026

If a planned university is only useful to Chula Vista, then the vision, the plan, is myopic from the get-go. —U T Readers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 June 2026

So from the get-go, those things happen. —Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 30 May 2026

But the enterprise struggled almost from the get-go. —Assistant Editor, Los Angeles Times, 30 May 2026

Users do not necessarily comply at the get-go. —Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026

The Red Sox have largely been able to hang their baseball caps on pitching and defense as their offense has struggled in the early months of the season, but Saturday was a struggle from the get-go. —Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 23 May 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