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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idiomatic 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

Grab to-go food for a hike, picnic, or other adventure at its handy Market. Spa Built into dramatic black lava flow, and with views of Mauna Kea volcano, the sleek, stunning spa is totally unforgettable. —Elizabeth Brownfield, Forbes, 21 Dec. 2024

Zehnder’s to-go meal ($309) serves 8-10 people and will be available for pickup on Christmas Eve or Christmas Day. —Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 19 Dec. 2024

Idiomatic phrase

Louis has to travel, and there’s the sense that Eva has nowhere else to go—a vague rationale that feels at once inevitable and illogical. —Chloe Schama, Vogue, 25 Dec. 2024

Football does not need to go that far, but our understanding can go one step in that direction. —Jacob Whitehead, The Athletic, 25 Dec. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

Adjective

1953, in the meaning defined above

Idiomatic Phrase

1884, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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