from the word go
From the start
From the word go means from the very beginning, from the start of something.
The phrase evokes a starting signal—the word "go" that launches a race: She was skeptical from the word go.
From the word go, the project was underfunded.
- first thingWhat comes earliest
- immediatelyWithout any pause
- initiallyAt the outset
- straightawayWithout pause or hesitation
- beginningInitial stage of something
inception · commencement · outset · ab initio · kickoff · from scratch · at once · launch · start · off the bat · dawn · green light · genesis · embark · origin · ready · trigger · first
temporal starting point
from the word goeventually
At a later time
in the end · at the last minute · later on · in due course · ultimately