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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Harrison Butker made the go-ahead, 35-yard field goal with 3:33 remaining, and Kansas City’s defense came up with a final stop to turn back the Bills.
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Sam Farmer, Los Angeles Times, 27 Jan. 2025
With the go-ahead from Yuba City, the plan is now headed to Sutter County — where supervisors are expected to decide next week — and Live Oak before it’s sent to the California Public Utility Commission, which could decide its fate by this summer.
—Jake Goodrick, Sacramento Bee, 26 Jan. 2025
After Coyle scored the go-ahead goal with 5:49 left in regulation time, Brad Marchand and Elias Lindholm added empty-net goals to seal the win, as the Sharks lost for the sixth time in seven games.
—Curtis Pashelka, The Mercury News, 20 Jan. 2025
After getting the go-ahead, Care Korea placed Pudding in a veterinary hospital in Seoul to recover, per the Straits Times.
—Kimberlee Speakman, People.com, 3 Jan. 2025
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Sam Farmer, Los Angeles Times, 27 Jan. 2025
With the go-ahead from Yuba City, the plan is now headed to Sutter County — where supervisors are expected to decide next week — and Live Oak before it’s sent to the California Public Utility Commission, which could decide its fate by this summer.
—Jake Goodrick, Sacramento Bee, 26 Jan. 2025
After Coyle scored the go-ahead goal with 5:49 left in regulation time, Brad Marchand and Elias Lindholm added empty-net goals to seal the win, as the Sharks lost for the sixth time in seven games.
—Curtis Pashelka, The Mercury News, 20 Jan. 2025
After getting the go-ahead, Care Korea placed Pudding in a veterinary hospital in Seoul to recover, per the Straits Times.
—Kimberlee Speakman, People.com, 3 Jan. 2025
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“The go-ahead.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20go-ahead. Accessed 6 Feb. 2025.
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