from the get-go
Meaning
From the very beginning; right from the start.
Origin
20th-century American English. "Get-go" likely came from "get going" (start moving/starting up), with the phrase meaning "from the time things got going," i.e., from the start.
Notes
Casual, conversational. Used to stress that something was true or intended from the very beginning. Common in speech; slightly informal in writing.
Examples
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From the get-go, she made it clear that deadlines were non-negotiable.
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I knew from the get-go that this project would take longer than we hoped.
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The team had chemistry from the get-go, and the collaboration felt effortless.
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From the get-go, the restaurant was packed, so we decided to come back later.
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He acted confident from the get-go, even though he was nervous inside.
Grammar & Usage Notes
Fixed prepositional phrase usually placed sentence-initial or after the clause: "from the get-go". Rarely altered; keep "the" and hyphen. Means the starting point in time, not a physical location.
Synonyms
- from the start
- from the beginning
- right from the outset
- from day one
Antonyms
- from then on
- later on
- after a while