the green light
noun
: permission to start or continue something (such as a project)
His boss finally gave him the green light to start the new project.
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In November 2023, Carbios and Indorama got the green light to build what was billed as the world’s first industrial-scale enzymatic PET recycling plant.
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Alexandra Harrell, Sourcing Journal, 4 Dec. 2025
Meghan has not as yet been given the thumbs up for a third season of the lifestyle show, so if the green light does not arrive from Netflix then this could be its last outing.
—Jack Royston, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Dec. 2025
The results were a bit anticlimactic — there were three licenses to give, and only three contenders remained by the time the gaming board met on Monday, giving them all the green light.
—Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 1 Dec. 2025
That'll give the brand the green light to embark on a whole lot more race formats, and expand its portfolio to serve petrolheads looking for oodles of power with a side of creature comforts.
—Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 26 Nov. 2025
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Alexandra Harrell, Sourcing Journal, 4 Dec. 2025
Meghan has not as yet been given the thumbs up for a third season of the lifestyle show, so if the green light does not arrive from Netflix then this could be its last outing.
—Jack Royston, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Dec. 2025
The results were a bit anticlimactic — there were three licenses to give, and only three contenders remained by the time the gaming board met on Monday, giving them all the green light.
—Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 1 Dec. 2025
That'll give the brand the green light to embark on a whole lot more race formats, and expand its portfolio to serve petrolheads looking for oodles of power with a side of creature comforts.
—Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 26 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for the green light
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“The green light.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20green%20light. Accessed 14 Dec. 2025.
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