go ahead with (something)

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: to do (something) after planning to do it

Despite the bad weather, they decided to go ahead with the party.

: to do (something) after getting permission to do it

My boss told me to go ahead with the project.

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Without the export permits, developers cannot go ahead with multi-year construction plans for new projects. —

Jarrett Renshaw, USA TODAY, 26 Nov. 2024 The show was only recently released, so there’s no word yet on whether Netflix will go ahead with a second season. —

Lissete Lanuza Sáenz, StyleCaster, 28 Oct. 2024 According to Pelley, both campaigns understood that the special would go ahead with or without their participation. —

Jenny Goldsberry, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 9 Oct. 2024 Group members that made voluntary output cuts won’t go ahead with a previous plan to begin rolling back those reductions in October and November. —

Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 5 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for go ahead with (something)

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