get-go

[ get-goh ]

noun

, Informal.

1. the very beginning:

   They've had trouble from the get-go.

2. pep; energy; get-up-and-go.

get-go

noun

1. from the get-go informal.
   from the beginning

   I've been your friend from the get-go

Word History and Origins

Origin of get-go¹

First recorded in 1965–70, Americanism

Example Sentences

The public displeasure that would only swell over the next couple of years was obvious from the get-go: We don’t believe no stinkin’ studies about malathion being harmless in these doses.

From Los Angeles Times

“From the get-go, Netanyahu and Sinwar are the two in this equation whose interests do not align with getting to a cease-fire agreement,” she said in an interview.

From Los Angeles Times

“I felt like he was on from the get-go,” O’Connell said.

From Los Angeles Times

He asked her out on a double date with their pets: “Coffee and dogs,” she told Lifestyle Asia in August 2023, won her over “from the get-go.”

From Los Angeles Times

From almost the get-go of Love Island, popular contestants have signed big commercial deals as soon as they left the villa.

From BBC