the go-ahead

noun

: permission to do something

We've finally been given the go-ahead for the project.

The company received/got the go-ahead to manufacture the new drug.

Examples of the go-ahead in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Running back Woody Marks sliced through the LSU defense from 13 yards out to score the go-ahead touchdown in the final seconds to give USC a late lead in the Vegas Kickoff Classic. —Ben Morse, CNN, 2 Sep. 2024

Sedrick then converted the go-ahead kick to give the Americans a 14-12 win over Australia. —Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 31 July 2024

Brown supplied the go-ahead hit with a single down the right-field line off Hans Crouse (4-1) to drive in Shea Langeliers. —Mercury News Staff and Wire Reports, The Mercury News, 27 July 2024

When Barron Trump turned 18 in March, he was given the go-ahead by his mother to help his father’s campaign. —Barnini Chakraborty, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 18 Aug. 2024