Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The beginning; outset.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun The
beginning .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the time at which something is supposed to begin
Etymologies
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
Support
Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word get-go.
Examples
-
First of all, I think that it's important for prosecutors to work with victims very closely from the get-go, which is something that I think, as Mr. Johnson reflected, something that's been implemented under law in most states.
NPR Topics: News 2011
-
Obama from the get-go has shown little interest in, indeed often hostility to, democracy promotion.
Friday question answered Jennifer Rubin 2011
-
In ruling out a Yes vote from the get-go, Israel conceded immediate defeat in the world body, in the process forgoing a range of tactical advantages it could have gained by signaling qualified support for a resolution and then negotiating to help shape its wording to a text Israel could have profited by backing.
Bradley Burston: Ten Reasons Palestine Is Right to Bring its Case to the UN Bradley Burston 2011
-
No matter what you think of the administration's decision on birth control, I think we can all agree that it was handled extremely badly from the get-go.
Chris Weigant: Friday Talking Points -- White House Fumbles Chris Weigant 2012
-
 In this, the post-Infinite Crisis era, I thought we were supposed to have a kinder, gentler Batman, but this Bruce Wayne is kind of a high-handed jerk from the get-go.
Batman and The Outsiders #4 | Major Spoilers - Comic Book Reviews and News 2009
-
Too many cop shows are fat and predictably lazy from the get-go, relying too much on smartphones and lab results; "The Chicago Code" feels like an old-fashioned and vigorous foot pursuit.
TV review: Fox's 'The Chicago Code,' an exhilarating cops-and-corruption workout Hank Stuever 2011
-
So they hated their "target" audience from the get-go, and despite wanting to get away from "Science Fiction" they are going to continue doing the same thing:
April Fool's Comes Early: SyFy anyone? joshenglish 2009
-
We have been against this war from the get-go and have said so repeatedly.
CNN Poll: Americans divided over troop buildup in Afghanistan 2009
-
Viko's career at Bain was plagued with problems from the get-go, when he started his internment there on the wrong foot by immediately mounting an unsuccessful and confusing-to-others campaign to change the corporation name from "Bain & Co." to "Jain & Co."
Case History #1 from The Karmic Adjustment Bureau files: Christopher Snyder 2011
-
Our military policy regarding Iraq and Afghanistan should have been made personal to every American from the get-go; but of course, Bush and Cheney just told us to ignore their blunders and go shopping.
Comments
Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.