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.

Examples of the green light in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Miami-Dade gave Ken Griffin’s investment firm the green light to get back to putting up a 52-story office tower. — Catherine Odom, Miami Herald, 14 Oct. 2026

No appeals were submitted by Friday's deadline and the city is expected to give the green light for the demolition to move forward in the next several weeks. — Ashley Sharp, CBS News, 10 Oct. 2026

But this week, SpaceX received the green light to launch 15,000 next-gen satellites for version 2 of Starlink Mobile, which promises to offer 5G connectivity at 150 Mbps per user. — Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 9 Oct. 2026

While the food was exquisite, watching the green light blink in the distance was possibly my favorite part. — Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 8 Oct. 2026

Rhymes for the green light

• acolyte
• aconite
• allanite
• alunite
• amberlite
• ammonite
• amorite
• amphitrite
• analyte
• anchorite
• andesite
• anhydrite