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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Just 53 seconds later, Reinhart’s nice pass from behind the net found Lundell for the go-ahead conversion.
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Miami Herald, 24 Dec. 2025
Maye was 6-of-8 passing on the go-ahead drive with explosive plays to wide receivers Mack Hollins and Stefon Diggs.
—Doug Kyed, Boston Herald, 22 Dec. 2025
Ostlund scored the go-ahead by floating a shot from the right point inside the near post.
—CBS News, 19 Dec. 2025
Disney is investing $1 billion in OpenAI and is giving the go-ahead for its iconic characters like Mickey Mouse to be used in the AI short-form video app Sora.
—Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 11 Dec. 2025
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Miami Herald, 24 Dec. 2025
Maye was 6-of-8 passing on the go-ahead drive with explosive plays to wide receivers Mack Hollins and Stefon Diggs.
—Doug Kyed, Boston Herald, 22 Dec. 2025
Ostlund scored the go-ahead by floating a shot from the right point inside the near post.
—CBS News, 19 Dec. 2025
Disney is investing $1 billion in OpenAI and is giving the go-ahead for its iconic characters like Mickey Mouse to be used in the AI short-form video app Sora.
—Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 11 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for the go-ahead
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“The go-ahead.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20go-ahead. Accessed 24 Dec. 2025.
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