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

In all four of Argentina’s wins in the knockout stages, the go-ahead goal came in stoppage time or extra time. — Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 18 July 2026

Once the town gets the go-ahead, parts of Knox Road, One Norman Boulevard and Harken Road at an entrance to the Blue Stone Harbor neighborhood will close for about 40 days. — Laura Horne july 14, Charlotte Observer, 14 July 2026

In the 3-2 defeat of Cape Verde in the round of 32, Mac Allister did the same, with his flick-on reaching Lisandro Martinez, who scored the go-ahead goal in extra time. — Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 14 July 2026

But Senate Republicans waited for months for the go-ahead from the administration. — Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 13 July 2026

Rhymes for the go-ahead

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