get-go

Questions about get-go

What does get-go mean?

get-go means "the time at which something is supposed to begin".

How many syllables are in get-go?

get-go has 2 syllables and divides as get--go under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

What is another word for get-go?

Close synonyms include beginning, commencement, first, outset, start. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is get-go a common word?

get-go is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.