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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Uranus’ retrograde gives you the green light to make some changes.
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Usa Today, USA Today, 6 Sep. 2025
In May, the Justices gave Homeland Security the green light to end the program.
—Antonio Maria Delgado, Miami Herald, 5 Sep. 2025
To do that, the FAA also gave the green light Wednesday for SpaceX to construct and operate a new rocket landing zone at SLC-40 and conduct up to 34 first-stage booster landings there each year.
—Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 4 Sep. 2025
But ambulances can only be commanded in a certain order, on a certain route, and the green light in Rajab’s case is slow to be given by the authorities above their heads.
—Guy Lodge, Variety, 3 Sep. 2025
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Usa Today, USA Today, 6 Sep. 2025
In May, the Justices gave Homeland Security the green light to end the program.
—Antonio Maria Delgado, Miami Herald, 5 Sep. 2025
To do that, the FAA also gave the green light Wednesday for SpaceX to construct and operate a new rocket landing zone at SLC-40 and conduct up to 34 first-stage booster landings there each year.
—Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 4 Sep. 2025
But ambulances can only be commanded in a certain order, on a certain route, and the green light in Rajab’s case is slow to be given by the authorities above their heads.
—Guy Lodge, Variety, 3 Sep. 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 10 Sep. 2025.
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