"good to go"

[Jonathan Lighter]

I first heard this during TV coverage of Operation Desert Shield in late 1990.  It's become very common on TV and in real life.

Seems to be a blend of "We're good" (recent colloq. for "we're fine") and "We're ready to go."

JL

"Mullins, Bill" <Bill.Mullins at US.ARMY.MIL> wrote:
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I first heard this phrase 10-15 years ago from active-duty military that I
work with. Since then I've seen it a few times in civilian / general
usage. It shows up here:
http://www.dailycardinal.com/news/787868.html?mkey=1483175
(the Nov 1 2004 of the comic strip "Everybody Drunk but Me").

I don't find it in the OED. If you are "good to go", you are prepared, you
have done everything you need to do to go to the next step.


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