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
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Given the go-ahead by the California Department of Insurance this week, Travelers will update its rates for more than 320,000 homeowners starting June 24.
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Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 10 May 2024
For example, the city’s Alga Norte Park, a 32-acre complex with an aquatics center, three sports fields, a skate park and more opened at the end of 2013 more than 15 years after getting the go-ahead, ending with costs of about $40 million.
—Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 May 2024
The sophomore also drove in the go-ahead run in the eighth inning with a single.
—Michael Huntley, Orange County Register, 7 May 2024
Michigan is the first state to get the go-ahead for kin-specific approval process
Around 40% of foster parents in Michigan are kinship caregivers, raising children they’re connected with to keep them from placement with strangers.
—Jennifer Brookland, Detroit Free Press, 6 May 2024
The Comets lost 5-4 in Game 2 of the Ron Newman Cup Finals, conceding the go-ahead score to the host Chihuahua Savage with 95 seconds left at Corner Sport Arena in Chihuahua, Mexico.
—Nathan Dunn, Kansas City Star, 1 May 2024
The all-star shortstop then scored what was the go-ahead run at the time.
—Betsy Helfand, Twin Cities, 1 May 2024
Then, Royals star Bobby Witt Jr. followed with a RBI single to bring the go-ahead run to the plate.
—Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 28 Apr. 2024
Defenseman Brandon Montour then scored the go-ahead goal with 3:30 left in the middle period after a stellar shift from Florida’s fourth line of Steven Lorentz, Kyle Okposo and Nick Cousins to keep the puck in the offensive zone.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 26 Apr. 2024
Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 10 May 2024
For example, the city’s Alga Norte Park, a 32-acre complex with an aquatics center, three sports fields, a skate park and more opened at the end of 2013 more than 15 years after getting the go-ahead, ending with costs of about $40 million.
—Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 May 2024
The sophomore also drove in the go-ahead run in the eighth inning with a single.
—Michael Huntley, Orange County Register, 7 May 2024
Michigan is the first state to get the go-ahead for kin-specific approval process
Around 40% of foster parents in Michigan are kinship caregivers, raising children they’re connected with to keep them from placement with strangers.
—Jennifer Brookland, Detroit Free Press, 6 May 2024
The Comets lost 5-4 in Game 2 of the Ron Newman Cup Finals, conceding the go-ahead score to the host Chihuahua Savage with 95 seconds left at Corner Sport Arena in Chihuahua, Mexico.
—Nathan Dunn, Kansas City Star, 1 May 2024
The all-star shortstop then scored what was the go-ahead run at the time.
—Betsy Helfand, Twin Cities, 1 May 2024
Then, Royals star Bobby Witt Jr. followed with a RBI single to bring the go-ahead run to the plate.
—Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 28 Apr. 2024
Defenseman Brandon Montour then scored the go-ahead goal with 3:30 left in the middle period after a stellar shift from Florida’s fourth line of Steven Lorentz, Kyle Okposo and Nick Cousins to keep the puck in the offensive zone.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 26 Apr. 2024
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“The go-ahead.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20go-ahead. Accessed 16 May. 2024.
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