: 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
Cecilia Hae-Jin Leeto go
2 of 2idiomatic 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
Jay McInerneyExamples of to-go in a Sentence
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Ut Community Press, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Aug. 2025
In addition to the main compartment, the bag has two zippered pockets in front, a rear zipped pocket, and a mesh expansion that is designed to hold a water bottle, to-go coffee mug, umbrella, or sunglasses case.
—Rachel Trujillo, Travel + Leisure, 4 Aug. 2025
Braidon Nourse, Denver Post, 17 Aug. 2025
Gottlieb had already said her goodbyes to Davidson, her mother, and her grandmother the night before, because the family was leaving Sunday to go back home to Oregon.
—Devon Henderson, Oc Register, 16 Aug. 2025
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Enjoy free popcorn or grab a to-go meal from one of the center’s restaurants and enjoy dinner under the stars.
—Ut Community Press, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Aug. 2025
In addition to the main compartment, the bag has two zippered pockets in front, a rear zipped pocket, and a mesh expansion that is designed to hold a water bottle, to-go coffee mug, umbrella, or sunglasses case.
—Rachel Trujillo, Travel + Leisure, 4 Aug. 2025
Idiomatic phrase
The Rapids, who sat in 10th when Mihailovic departed, have seven games to go in the regular season.
—Braidon Nourse, Denver Post, 17 Aug. 2025
Gottlieb had already said her goodbyes to Davidson, her mother, and her grandmother the night before, because the family was leaving Sunday to go back home to Oregon.
—Devon Henderson, Oc Register, 16 Aug. 2025
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“To-go.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/to-go. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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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
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