: 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
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Kevin Rozario, Forbes, 22 Jan. 2025
The app will offer opportunities to order espressos to-go and customers can receive loyalty points for each purchase at both wineries.
—Julie Gallant, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Jan. 2025
Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 25 Jan. 2025
Tesla says the drivetrain itself hasn’t changed significantly, but the other improvements have enabled the new car to go 22 miles further – 353 miles instead of 331 miles (WLTP).
—James Morris, Forbes, 24 Jan. 2025
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Adjective
Pricing will go from fine dining options such as the Sophia Loren Restaurant and high-end tapas and sushi bar concepts, to fast food and to-go outlets like Burger King.
—Kevin Rozario, Forbes, 22 Jan. 2025
The app will offer opportunities to order espressos to-go and customers can receive loyalty points for each purchase at both wineries.
—Julie Gallant, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Jan. 2025
Idiomatic phrase
Ryan Tattle scored his second goal, tipping it in with one-half of a second to go, lifting the Huskies to a 2-1 victory over Quinnipiac in the first game of the CT Ice festival at Sacred Heart.
—Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 25 Jan. 2025
Tesla says the drivetrain itself hasn’t changed significantly, but the other improvements have enabled the new car to go 22 miles further – 353 miles instead of 331 miles (WLTP).
—James Morris, Forbes, 24 Jan. 2025
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“To-go.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/to-go. Accessed 29 Jan. 2025.
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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
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