clear sailing

phrase

US

: easy progress : progress that is not blocked by anything

Now that the permit has been approved, we expect to have clear sailing from here on.

Examples of clear sailing in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

There’s Universal clear sailing on this high-scoring day, your individual cycles will have an impact too. — Kimberly King, Baltimore Sun, 24 Jan. 2026

DIA‘s relatively clear sailing may not last, airport communications director Courtney Law told The Denver Post. — Bruce Finley, Denver Post, 6 Nov. 2025

Then Zakreski blows by two Silvertips for clear sailing to the goal, even absorbing a late trip from Olen Zellweger. — Dylan Bumbarger, oregonlive, 24 Nov. 2022

The days of clear sailing and easy living are over for Maersk, but with a solid base of long-term contracts and customers who may still be skittish on supply-chain security, the company also holds a lot of cards. — Megha Mandavia, WSJ, 2 Nov. 2022

The pass from Huskies quarterback Michael Penix deflected off the helmet of an offensive lineman and right into the hands of Clark who had clear sailing. — Michelle Gardner, The Arizona Republic, 10 Oct. 2022

Martinez jumped a short pass route and had nothing but clear sailing on his way to the score. — John Peery, orlandosentinel.com, 19 Nov. 2021

Rhymes for clear sailing

• assailing
• availing
• bewailing
• blackmailing
• curtailing
• derailing
• descaling
• detailing
• dovetailing
• entailing
• exhaling
• impaling