to-go

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adjective

tə-ˈgō 

: 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

to go

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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

Examples of to-go in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Adjective

My standard orders are the chocolate babka (the best in the city); the Jerusalem bagel stick that’s filled with za’atar and feta; and a bag full of rugelach to-go. —Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Mar. 2026

The Prairie Village spot, which features an open kitchen and patio, will offer to-go, dine-in, pickup and delivery. —Jenna Thompson march 28, Kansas City Star, 28 Mar. 2026

Workers coming off 12-hour shifts in safety gear began to stop by for quick, to-go meals. —Sharon Goldman, Fortune, 26 Mar. 2026

To celebrate, Jollibee says the first 50 drive-thru and first 50 to-go customers will receive a free year's supply of Chickenjoy – the restaurant's signature dish. —Cecilio Padilla, CBS News, 26 Mar. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

Adjective

1953, in the meaning defined above

Phrase

1884, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for to-go

• acknow
• aglow
• ago
• airglow
• aloe
• altho
• although
• ammo
• backflow
• backhoe
• banjo
• barbeau

Geographical Definition

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

Togolese

ˌtō-gə-ˈlēz 

-ˈlēs

adjective or noun

Biographical Definition

Tōgō

biographical name

Tō·​gō ˈtō-(ˌ)gō 

Marquis Heihachirō 1848–1934 Japanese admiral