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

Josue De Paula, a 21-year-old Dodgers rookie finishing his first week in the major leagues, lined a two-out double to right field for the go-ahead run in the sixth. — ABC News, 19 Sep. 2026

Running back Jayden Ammons caught the other two touchdown passes, taking a screen pass 31 yards for a score and scoring the go-ahead touchdown on a three-yard swing pass early in the third quarter. — Buddy Collings, The Orlando Sentinel, 18 Sep. 2026

Williams ran for 116 yards and Will Hammond threw the go-ahead touchdown. — Jenny Catlin, New York Times, 16 Sep. 2026

Alex Bregman scored the go-ahead run in the eighth inning when Gregory Soto hit Nico Hoerner with a pitch with the bases loaded and two outs, and the Chicago Cubs rallied to beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-3 on Saturday. — CBS News, 12 Sep. 2026

Rhymes for the go-ahead

• abed
• ahead
• beachhead
• bedspread
• bedstead
• behead
• blackhead
• blockhead
• bloodshed
• bowhead
• breastfed
• bridgehead