1
: marked by energy and enterprise : progressive
a vigorous go-ahead company
2
: indicating that one may proceed
go-ahead signal
3
: being a score that gives a team the lead in a game
drove in the go-ahead run
2
: a sign, signal, or authority to proceed : green light
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Noun
a born go-ahead, he was determined to be the first in his family to graduate from college
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Matt Schubert, The Denver Post, 17 Nov. 2024
More fun: Of Purdy’s 12 career fourth-quarter touchdown passes, only one resulted in a go-ahead score and that was Sunday’s 11-yarder to George Kittle, with 7 minutes left in a 23-20 win at Tampa Bay.
—Cam Inman, The Mercury News, 14 Nov. 2024
Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 23 Mar. 2023
The home run off Japan starter Shota Imanaga comes after Turner hit two in the semifinal against Cuba, a go-ahead grand slam in the quarterfinal against Venezuela and another in the group stage against Canada.
—Jesse Yomtov, USA TODAY, 22 Mar. 2023
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Adjective
Frederick was marching toward a potential go-ahead score deep in Montrose territory in the second quarter when Womack’s scoop-and-score put the Red Hawks ahead 16-8.
—Matt Schubert, The Denver Post, 17 Nov. 2024
More fun: Of Purdy’s 12 career fourth-quarter touchdown passes, only one resulted in a go-ahead score and that was Sunday’s 11-yarder to George Kittle, with 7 minutes left in a 23-20 win at Tampa Bay.
—Cam Inman, The Mercury News, 14 Nov. 2024
Noun
Quardell Young drives the length of the court for a go-ahead layup with 0.9 seconds left and Wisconsin-Whitewater holds off Williams to win the NCAA Division III men’s championship 75-73.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 23 Mar. 2023
The home run off Japan starter Shota Imanaga comes after Turner hit two in the semifinal against Cuba, a go-ahead grand slam in the quarterfinal against Venezuela and another in the group stage against Canada.
—Jesse Yomtov, USA TODAY, 22 Mar. 2023
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“Go-ahead.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/go-ahead. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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