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.
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Witt was intentionally walked to bring the go-ahead run to the plate against left-handed reliever Jared Koenig.
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Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 2 Apr. 2025
Kaul's request was first shut down by Columbia County Circuit Judge Andrew Voigt and then by an appellate court on Saturday, effectively giving Musk the go-ahead.
—Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2025
What was going on in your head before Jeff gave you the go-ahead to step in?
—Nick Caruso, TVLine, 27 Mar. 2025
And Fitzgerald provided the bulk of their offense from the nine-hole, ripping a two-run home run to left-center in the third inning and scoring the go-ahead run in the seventh on Grant McCray’s single up the middle.
—Evan Webeck, Mercury News, 26 Mar. 2025
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Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 2 Apr. 2025
Kaul's request was first shut down by Columbia County Circuit Judge Andrew Voigt and then by an appellate court on Saturday, effectively giving Musk the go-ahead.
—Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2025
What was going on in your head before Jeff gave you the go-ahead to step in?
—Nick Caruso, TVLine, 27 Mar. 2025
And Fitzgerald provided the bulk of their offense from the nine-hole, ripping a two-run home run to left-center in the third inning and scoring the go-ahead run in the seventh on Grant McCray’s single up the middle.
—Evan Webeck, Mercury News, 26 Mar. 2025
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“The go-ahead.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20go-ahead. Accessed 10 Apr. 2025.
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