: 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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Jenna Thompson, Kansas City Star, 17 Apr. 2025
Share a meal or ask for a to-go box to save part of your meal for later.
—Lindsey Desoto, Rd, Ld, Verywell Health, 8 Apr. 2025
Nicholas Creel, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Apr. 2025
Shoppers are encouraged not to spend any money during the three-day economic blackout or to go to a local business if something needs to be purchased.
—Betty Lin-Fisher, USA Today, 18 Apr. 2025
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Adjective
At the Liberty location, customers will order their food at a kiosk and opt to eat it in-store or take it to-go.
—Jenna Thompson, Kansas City Star, 17 Apr. 2025
Share a meal or ask for a to-go box to save part of your meal for later.
—Lindsey Desoto, Rd, Ld, Verywell Health, 8 Apr. 2025
Idiomatic phrase
The head of the Federal Reserve said inflation was likely to go up because of Donald Trump's tariffs.
—Nicholas Creel, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Apr. 2025
Shoppers are encouraged not to spend any money during the three-day economic blackout or to go to a local business if something needs to be purchased.
—Betty Lin-Fisher, USA Today, 18 Apr. 2025
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“To-go.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/to-go. Accessed 22 Apr. 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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