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Got to go vs Got to leave

Both 'got to go' and 'got to leave' are correct phrases in English. They are commonly used to indicate the need to depart or move on from a place. The choice between them depends on personal preference or the specific context in which they are used.

Last updated: March 25, 2024 • 761 views

Got to go

This phrase is correct and commonly used in informal situations to express the need to leave or depart.

It is often used in casual conversations or when someone needs to excuse themselves from a situation. It conveys a sense of urgency or necessity to leave.

Examples:

  • Sorry, I've got to go now.
  • I've got to go pick up my kids from school.
  • I've got to go to a meeting in 10 minutes.
  • Got to go and see Grandad.
  • Got to go find Holt and Janet.
  • Got to go shopping, vince.
  • We got to go solve a murder.
  • You got to go get a speck of DNA.
  • Because when you love something, you got to go for it.
  • Got to go see Jimmy C.
  • Got to go check up on Gretchen.
  • Got to go to the Tower of Mystery.
  • Got to go. Missing person.
  • Got to go check out some more books from the library.
  • Got to go see a girl.
  • Got to go see you know who.
  • Got to go home and get cleaned up.
  • Got to go to work. Roger called.
  • Got to go. Mum's here.
  • Got to go get the pus in my knees drained.
  • Got to go. I have a busy night tonight.
  • Got to go. I'll text you.
  • Got to go. I got daddy duty.

Alternatives:

  • have to go
  • need to go
  • must go
  • have got to go
  • gotta go

Got to leave

This phrase is also correct and commonly used to indicate the need to depart or move on from a place.

It is similar to 'got to go' but may sound slightly more formal or polite in some contexts. It can be used interchangeably with 'got to go.'

Examples:

  • I've got to leave early today.
  • She's got to leave for the airport in an hour.
  • We've got to leave before it gets dark.
  • I got to leave before I start to scream
  • I've got to leave at 10:30 then I'll just about make it.
  • You've got to leave before you kill him, Holger.
  • For the sake of baby Nona, you have got to leave.
  • You know what, we got to leave Quiznos.
  • No, I mean I got to leave and find a paying job.
  • You got to leave the White House. [Whispering]
  • If I want to get that plane I've got... I've got to leave now.
  • - Look, you got to leave, okay?
  • Got to leave early today, so you'll have to be brief.
  • Got to leave you all behind and face the truth
  • I've got to leave early to talk to my builders.
  • I got to leave in 45 minutes, man.
  • But you got to leave him behind.
  • We got to leave and go to Brooke's.
  • - She's got to leave the Cutlass here.
  • Some of us never got to leave at all.
  • So I've got to leave in about three minutes.
  • My dad says we've got to leave now.
  • We got to leave it all on the ice tonight.

Alternatives:

  • have to leave
  • need to leave
  • must leave
  • have got to leave
  • gotta leave

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