: 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.—
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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
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Cam Inman, Mercury News, 4 Jan. 2026
The Bears are 19th in the NFL in goal-to-go percentage.
—Kevin Fishbain, New York Times, 2 Jan. 2026
Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Jan. 2026
It was widely rumored that the space technology company had plans to go public in 2026 and Musk confirmed the reports last month .
—Tasmin Lockwood, CNBC, 6 Jan. 2026
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Adjective
Explosive plays and penalties could have doomed the 49ers to a bigger first-half deficit, but the Seahawks failed to score on a goal-to-go opening drive and Jason Myers missed a 47-yard field goal before making a 45-yarder.
—Cam Inman, Mercury News, 4 Jan. 2026
The Bears are 19th in the NFL in goal-to-go percentage.
—Kevin Fishbain, New York Times, 2 Jan. 2026
Idiomatic phrase
Lelevicius made two crucial free throws with 12 seconds remaining, but another Kansas basket kept the Jayhawks in it with less than 10 seconds to go.
—Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Jan. 2026
It was widely rumored that the space technology company had plans to go public in 2026 and Musk confirmed the reports last month .
—Tasmin Lockwood, CNBC, 6 Jan. 2026
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“To-go.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/to-go. Accessed 7 Jan. 2026.
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Togo
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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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