to-go

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adjective

tə-ˈgō 

: of, relating to, or providing food or beverages consumed away from their place of sale : take-out

a to-go order

to-go boxes/containers

This is mostly a take-out joint, and Filipinos in the know trickle in all day for a to-go lunch, dinner or breakfast.

—Cecilia Hae-Jin Lee

to go

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idiomatic phrase

1

: still remaining

There are five minutes to go before halftime.

There's only one week to go until election day.

2

of food and beverages : for consumption away from its place of sale

They ordered their lunches to go.

You stop at the corner for a doughnut and coffee to go.

—Jay McInerney

Examples of to-go in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Adjective

Bring your beauty cabinet to-go by packing these collagen sheet masks, and Laneige Lip Sleeping Mask to use on the plane. —Nicol Natale, People.com, 10 July 2025

This versatile set is perfect for weekly meal prep, storing leftovers, or packing a to-go lunch. —Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 July 2025

Idiomatic phrase

If Margot Robbie’s recent monochromatic beach fit in Ibiza is anything to go by too, the easy, breezy Beach Goth is going to remain a staple style this summer. —Vogue, 23 July 2025

All of the detainees have a choice to make about whether to go or to stay and fight, but their considerations are different depending on their circumstances. —Geraldo Cadava, New Yorker, 23 July 2025

Word History

First Known Use

Adjective

1953, in the meaning defined above

Idiomatic Phrase

1884, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for to-go

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

Geographical Definition

Togo

geographical name

To·​go ˈtō-(ˌ)gō 

republic in western Africa on the Bight of Benin; capital Lomé area 21,925 square miles (56,785 square kilometers), population 8,176,000

Togolese

ˌtō-gə-ˈlēz 

-ˈlēs

adjective or noun

Biographical Definition

Tōgō

biographical name

Tō·​gō ˈtō-(ˌ)gō 

Marquis Heihachirō 1848–1934 Japanese admiral