green light

noun

: authority or permission to proceed
green-light transitive verb

Examples of green light in a Sentence

we were given the green light to use the town commons for our fund-raiser
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If results are good, the company would then work to seek a green light from the FDA to commercialize its device. Alex Knapp, Forbes.com, 23 May 2025 This is your green light to rebrand, reinvent or refresh your look and mindset. Valerie Mesa, People.com, 20 May 2025 The recent green light from the Planning and Development Committee brought the issue to the full City Council on Monday for final approval. Molly Morrow, Chicago Tribune, 20 May 2025 Soto, Judge, Knicks in a NY minute; Paige Bueckers’ challenge and more With Yankees, Mets both in first place, a crazy summer in the city is bound to captivate CT; Hall didn’t need green light to consider Rose. Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 19 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for green light

Word History

Etymology

from the green traffic light which signals permission to proceed

First Known Use

1937, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of green light was in 1937

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“Green light.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/green%20light. Accessed 1 Jun. 2025.

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