from the get-go
idiom
US, informal
: from the very beginning
She didn't like me from the get-go.
They were involved in the project from the get-go.
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Much like the auteur’s work, Tara Wood’s Tim Burton Docuseries is engaging from the get-go in Episode 1, from the flurry of fascinating stories from the actors in Burton’s troupe to the presentation of Burton’s immense catalogue of artwork by Jenny He.
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Tim Lammers, Forbes, 13 Mar. 2025
Right from the get-go, participants ran in costumes, too.
—Gregory Wakeman, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Mar. 2025
At the plate: The Rockies offense was humming from the get-go against former Colorado southpaw Tyler Anderson, who gave up four runs in two-plus innings.
—Kyle Newman, The Denver Post, 3 Mar. 2025
The season engaged viewers from the get-go with a scathing pre-merger feud between Boston Rob and Hantz as well as Shallow giving out two immunity idols in a single tribal council.
—Skyler Trepel, People.com, 25 Feb. 2025
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Tim Lammers, Forbes, 13 Mar. 2025
Right from the get-go, participants ran in costumes, too.
—Gregory Wakeman, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Mar. 2025
At the plate: The Rockies offense was humming from the get-go against former Colorado southpaw Tyler Anderson, who gave up four runs in two-plus innings.
—Kyle Newman, The Denver Post, 3 Mar. 2025
The season engaged viewers from the get-go with a scathing pre-merger feud between Boston Rob and Hantz as well as Shallow giving out two immunity idols in a single tribal council.
—Skyler Trepel, People.com, 25 Feb. 2025
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“From the get-go.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/from%20the%20get-go. Accessed 23 Mar. 2025.
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