: 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
Cecilia Hae-Jin Leeto go
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
Jay McInerneyExamples of to-go in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the WebKylie Martin, Detroit Free Press, 5 May 2024
More droppings were on top of to-go containers and on the floor under the containers.
—Jacqueline Pinedo, Sacramento Bee, 3 May 2024
The restaurant now has an app, and many locations offer both a drive-thru and parking lot to-go stations.
—Philip Freeman, Charlotte Observer, 24 Apr. 2024
Amid horror stories of $122 Thai delivery and $26 to-go coffees, the Emerald City is now considering rolling back a brand new wage law that’s causing food takeout prices to skyrocket and delivery orders to tank.
—Adam Kovacevich, Fortune, 24 Apr. 2024
Drive-thru lanes will be totally automated as soon as McDonald’s develops a robot that can screw up a to-go order.
—John Phillips, Orange County Register, 23 Apr. 2024
The offer is valid for dine-in, to-go and online orders with code TAXDAY24.
—Gabe Hauari, The Arizona Republic, 15 Apr. 2024
So foam to-go and meat containers can go in but they must be rinsed.
—Dana Oland, Idaho Statesman, 8 Apr. 2024
Bars, liquor stores and restaurants can sell to-go cocktails with the proper licenses.
—Laura Daniella Sepulveda, The Arizona Republic, 5 Apr. 2024
Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 5 May 2024
Thanks to older operations, Russia is currently the fourth-largest LNG exporter globally, but restrictions on the flagship Arctic LNG 2 are crimping its aspirations to go further.
—Stephen Stapczynski, Fortune, 5 May 2024
Mystik Dan, with a smart ride up the rail, had pulled to about a three-length lead with about a sixteenth of a mile to go.
—John Cherwa, Los Angeles Times, 5 May 2024
Controlled descent mode allows the Bronco to go slowly down rocks and boulders.
—Phoebe Wall Howard, Detroit Free Press, 4 May 2024
How are things in Malmö with just a few days to go before the two semi-finals and grand final of the 2024 contest?
—Fred Bronson, Billboard, 3 May 2024
Leasing remains an attractive option for car shoppers looking to go electric.
—Andrew J. Hawkins, The Verge, 3 May 2024
To better understand the landscape for the presidential election with a little more than six months to go, here is our initial Electoral Vote map of the cycle.
—Domenico Montanaro, NPR, 23 Apr. 2024
For now, at least, if its 2023 results are anything to go by, LVMH is positioned to succeed.
—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 23 Apr. 2024
Adjective
Dinner specials will also be available, as well as to-go options.
—Kylie Martin, Detroit Free Press, 5 May 2024
More droppings were on top of to-go containers and on the floor under the containers.
—Jacqueline Pinedo, Sacramento Bee, 3 May 2024
The restaurant now has an app, and many locations offer both a drive-thru and parking lot to-go stations.
—Philip Freeman, Charlotte Observer, 24 Apr. 2024
Amid horror stories of $122 Thai delivery and $26 to-go coffees, the Emerald City is now considering rolling back a brand new wage law that’s causing food takeout prices to skyrocket and delivery orders to tank.
—Adam Kovacevich, Fortune, 24 Apr. 2024
Drive-thru lanes will be totally automated as soon as McDonald’s develops a robot that can screw up a to-go order.
—John Phillips, Orange County Register, 23 Apr. 2024
The offer is valid for dine-in, to-go and online orders with code TAXDAY24.
—Gabe Hauari, The Arizona Republic, 15 Apr. 2024
So foam to-go and meat containers can go in but they must be rinsed.
—Dana Oland, Idaho Statesman, 8 Apr. 2024
Bars, liquor stores and restaurants can sell to-go cocktails with the proper licenses.
—Laura Daniella Sepulveda, The Arizona Republic, 5 Apr. 2024
Idiomatic phrase
The sad Marlins are 9-26 -- on pace to go 42-120 -- after two losses in a row in Oakland.
—Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 5 May 2024
Thanks to older operations, Russia is currently the fourth-largest LNG exporter globally, but restrictions on the flagship Arctic LNG 2 are crimping its aspirations to go further.
—Stephen Stapczynski, Fortune, 5 May 2024
Mystik Dan, with a smart ride up the rail, had pulled to about a three-length lead with about a sixteenth of a mile to go.
—John Cherwa, Los Angeles Times, 5 May 2024
Controlled descent mode allows the Bronco to go slowly down rocks and boulders.
—Phoebe Wall Howard, Detroit Free Press, 4 May 2024
How are things in Malmö with just a few days to go before the two semi-finals and grand final of the 2024 contest?
—Fred Bronson, Billboard, 3 May 2024
Leasing remains an attractive option for car shoppers looking to go electric.
—Andrew J. Hawkins, The Verge, 3 May 2024
To better understand the landscape for the presidential election with a little more than six months to go, here is our initial Electoral Vote map of the cycle.
—Domenico Montanaro, NPR, 23 Apr. 2024
For now, at least, if its 2023 results are anything to go by, LVMH is positioned to succeed.
—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 23 Apr. 2024
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