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

After years of political in-fighting and delays, the commission voted to give the Inter Miami group the go-ahead to build the project on the site of the Melreese Golf Course. —Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 25 June 2025

The vote on June 15 and 16 to authorize a strike means union members gave their leadership the go-ahead to call one if contract negotiations come to an impasse. —Angela Palermo, Idaho Statesman, 24 June 2025

Rookie Sonia Citron, out of Notre Dame, scored a career-high 27 points, including the go-ahead 3-pointer with 12.2 seconds left in overtime for the Mystics. —Staff and Wire Reports, Hartford Courant, 22 June 2025

The game went to the 10th, where Arenado drove in the go-ahead run with a single. —Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 20 June 2025

Rhymes for the go-ahead

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