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.
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The latter of those possessions finished with Williams scrambling 17 yards for the go-ahead score, this week’s play that changed Chicago’s mood for the next seven days.
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Dan Wiederer, New York Times, 10 Nov. 2025
At the time, the 56-year-old was given the go-ahead to continue his coaching duties during his treatment.
—Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 7 Nov. 2025
Goudreau’s lawsuit said that his plan was given the go-ahead over competing plans and that the group had considered one purportedly submitted by Prince, the founder and former CEO of defense contractor Blackwater, that would have called for 5,000 troops and carry a price tag of $500 million.
—Kevin G. Hall, Miami Herald, 7 Nov. 2025
Freddie Freeman delivered a walk-off home run in the 18th inning in Game 3, Miguel Rojas delivered a top of the ninth inning homer in Game 7 — which tied the game at 4-4 — and in the same game, Will Smith hit the go-ahead home run in the 11th inning.
—Nelson Espinal, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2025
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Dan Wiederer, New York Times, 10 Nov. 2025
At the time, the 56-year-old was given the go-ahead to continue his coaching duties during his treatment.
—Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 7 Nov. 2025
Goudreau’s lawsuit said that his plan was given the go-ahead over competing plans and that the group had considered one purportedly submitted by Prince, the founder and former CEO of defense contractor Blackwater, that would have called for 5,000 troops and carry a price tag of $500 million.
—Kevin G. Hall, Miami Herald, 7 Nov. 2025
Freddie Freeman delivered a walk-off home run in the 18th inning in Game 3, Miguel Rojas delivered a top of the ninth inning homer in Game 7 — which tied the game at 4-4 — and in the same game, Will Smith hit the go-ahead home run in the 11th inning.
—Nelson Espinal, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2025
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“The go-ahead.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20go-ahead. Accessed 13 Nov. 2025.
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