go ahead with (something)
idiom
1
: to do (something) after planning to do it
Despite the bad weather, they decided to go ahead with the party.
2
: to do (something) after getting permission to do it
My boss told me to go ahead with the project.
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But Vanity Fair plans to go ahead with its Oscar-week events and will support two local organizations: the Motion Picture & Television Fund and Baby2Baby.
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Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 31 Jan. 2025
Maduro is likely to go ahead with his swearing-in ceremony on Friday, maintaining his grip on power in Venezuela and the country’s security forces.
—Rafael Bernal, The Hill, 9 Jan. 2025
The player decided to go ahead with the surgery under the supervision of Dr Christian Fink, the Austria national-team doctor who had operated on Bayern Munich players including Niklas Sule, Leroy Sane and Javi Martinez, and this took place on December 19.
—Mario Cortegana, The Athletic, 18 Jan. 2025
The city of Piedmont plans to go ahead with its traditional Thanksgiving Turkey Trot, a 5 kilometer run or walk, NBC Bay Area reported, adding it would be preceded by remarks about the crash from Mayor Jen Cavenaugh and a moment of silence.
—Patrick Smith, NBC News, 28 Nov. 2024
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Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 31 Jan. 2025
Maduro is likely to go ahead with his swearing-in ceremony on Friday, maintaining his grip on power in Venezuela and the country’s security forces.
—Rafael Bernal, The Hill, 9 Jan. 2025
The player decided to go ahead with the surgery under the supervision of Dr Christian Fink, the Austria national-team doctor who had operated on Bayern Munich players including Niklas Sule, Leroy Sane and Javi Martinez, and this took place on December 19.
—Mario Cortegana, The Athletic, 18 Jan. 2025
The city of Piedmont plans to go ahead with its traditional Thanksgiving Turkey Trot, a 5 kilometer run or walk, NBC Bay Area reported, adding it would be preceded by remarks about the crash from Mayor Jen Cavenaugh and a moment of silence.
—Patrick Smith, NBC News, 28 Nov. 2024
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“Go ahead with (something).” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/go%20ahead%20with%20%28something%29. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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