: 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.—
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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
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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
Hunter Mulholland, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 July 2025
Patients will be required to go to the next closest hospital (which could be hundreds of miles away, for people in some parts of the U.S.), for reproductive care, mental healthcare and more.
—Mara Santilli, Flow Space, 11 July 2025
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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
More Photo by Ed Zurga/Getty Images Garcia is having the best season of his young career and is well-deserved of this chance to go to Atlanta for the All-Star Game for the first time.
—Hunter Mulholland, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 July 2025
Patients will be required to go to the next closest hospital (which could be hundreds of miles away, for people in some parts of the U.S.), for reproductive care, mental healthcare and more.
—Mara Santilli, Flow Space, 11 July 2025
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“To-go.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/to-go. Accessed 15 Jul. 2025.
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Togo
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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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