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

Ozark Natural Foods in Fayetteville — Wednesday's the deadline to reserve to-go items like roasted turkey, pumpkin pie and green bean casserole. —Alex Golden, Axios, 20 Nov. 2024

The traditional turkey dinner to-go at the drive-thru window is $30, cash only; no pre-order required. —Elaine Rewolinski, Journal Sentinel, 4 Nov. 2024

Idiomatic phrase

His father likes to tell a story about a gun battle between the Brits and the IRA happening in the street one day when his mother told him to go and pick up some milk and eggs. —Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 19 Nov. 2024

Giving her a gift card to a grocery store is likely to go over better, Givi says, even if the dollar amount is the same. —Allie Volpe, Vox, 19 Nov. 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