: 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 2phrase
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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Jt Moodee Lockman, CBS News, 26 May 2026
Visitors to Pike Place Market can fortify themselves with a bracing to-go cup at Rachel’s Ginger Beer or a scoop of cultured gelato from Hellenika Cultured Creamery, a nearly intellectual alternative to ice cream, before crossing the new pedestrian-only Overlook Walk.
—Allecia Vermillion, Bon Appetit Magazine, 26 May 2026
Johnny’s uses tablets for ordering, and the food comes out quickly in to-go boxes.
—Kate Williams, AJC.com, 22 May 2026
Cities that have already tried such ready-to-go designs saw quicker construction, which lowered the cost to build and made the homes more affordable, according to The Pew Charitable Trusts.
—Stephan Bisaha, NPR, 20 May 2026
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The local board will be allowed to charge the license holder an additional fee for selling to-go drinks.
—Jt Moodee Lockman, CBS News, 26 May 2026
Visitors to Pike Place Market can fortify themselves with a bracing to-go cup at Rachel’s Ginger Beer or a scoop of cultured gelato from Hellenika Cultured Creamery, a nearly intellectual alternative to ice cream, before crossing the new pedestrian-only Overlook Walk.
—Allecia Vermillion, Bon Appetit Magazine, 26 May 2026
Johnny’s uses tablets for ordering, and the food comes out quickly in to-go boxes.
—Kate Williams, AJC.com, 22 May 2026
Cities that have already tried such ready-to-go designs saw quicker construction, which lowered the cost to build and made the homes more affordable, according to The Pew Charitable Trusts.
—Stephan Bisaha, NPR, 20 May 2026
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“To-go.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/to-go. Accessed 1 Jun. 2026.
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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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