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

Eugenio Suarez delivered the go-ahead RBI in the top of the ninth inning after Bryce Harper tied the game in the eighth inning with a two-run home run. —Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 18 Mar. 2026

After a shot on net, Oilers forward Max Jones got position on Sharks defenseman John Klingberg and tucked the rebound past Nedeljkovic for the go-ahead goal. —Curtis Pashelka, Mercury News, 18 Mar. 2026

Eugenio Suárez drove home the go-ahead run with a double to left center, and then Daniel Palencia retired the side in order in the bottom of the ninth to clinch the title. —Rohan Nadkarni, NBC news, 18 Mar. 2026

Henderson, starting at third base over Alex Bregman, homered off Luis Severino to tie it in the fourth before Anthony hit the go-ahead homer, connecting on a 3-2 sinker from loser Gregory Soto. —CBS News, 16 Mar. 2026

Rhymes for the go-ahead

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