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from the git-go

from the git-go is the alternative form of from the get-go.

Meaning of from the get-go

Prepositional phrase

  1. (colloquial, idiomatic) From the very beginning; from the outset; immediately upon starting.
    • I watched him closely from the get-go because I did not trust him.
    Synonyms:
    the word go, off the bat § Synonyms

Questions about from the git-go

What is from the git-go the alternative form of?
From the git-go is the alternative form of from the get-go.

Words near from the git-go in the dictionary

  1. from the gecko
  2. from the get
  3. from the get-go
  4. from the getgo
  5. from the git
  6. from the git-go
  7. from the ground up
  8. from the heart
  9. from the hip
  10. from the jump
  11. from the off

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Adapted from Wiktionary: from the git-go (page history and authors); from the get-go (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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