When did the expression "Good to go..." begin to surface?

[Radio_Lady]

The first time I saw it, the expression was stamped on my pharmacy receipt at Kaiser Permanente. That was approximately 1998 - 1999.

Do you have the same experience?

Do you use this expression in day-to-day usage?

Thanks for your responses.

Making peace a priority,

Radio Lady

[candy]

1. For some reason I associate it with the early astronauts.

[Radio_Lady]

2. How early? 1960s?

[Radio_Lady]

3. Just found this::::

A movie with this title.

Good to Go (1986)Good to Go - Cast, Crew, Reviews, Plot Summary, Comments, Discussion, Taglines, Trailers, Posters, Photos, Showtimes, Link to Official Site, Fan Sites.

www.imdb.com/title/tt0091138/ - 43k - Cached - Similar pages

[Xithras]

4. It gained popularity during Gulf War I

It's a military pilots term that originally meant that an aircraft had passed its preflight check and was "good to go". Since the first Persian Gulf War in 1990 was primarily an air war, the phrase was heard and repeated by the media a lot. It entered common slang shortly afterward.

I never really thought about it, but I do use the term now and then. It's just another way of saying that you're prepared and ready to go somewhere.

[Radio_Lady]

5. Thanks, Xithras. That's how it is used, all right.

I appreciate the background information you've provided.