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 Nick Gordon scored the go-ahead run on an error in the seventh inning to fuel the visiting Miami Marlins to a 2-1 victory against the Kansas City Royals on Tuesday. —

Miami Herald, 26 June 2024 Taylor Swift makes a sartorial statement at the American Music Awards After some back and forth between Swift and Big Machine Records, the singer was given the go-ahead to sing her early hits at the AMAs. —

Kelsie Gibson, Peoplemag, 25 June 2024 With incomplete information from Norfolk Southern, the NTSB said, local and state officials had only 13 minutes to decide whether to give the go-ahead. —

Justine McDaniel, Washington Post, 25 June 2024 These come just over a month since the United States gave Ukraine the go-ahead to strike into Russian territory using U.S.-made weapons. —

Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 25 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for the go-ahead

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