go ahead with (something)
idiom
1
: to do (something) after planning to do it
Despite the bad weather, they decided to go ahead with the party.
2
: to do (something) after getting permission to do it
My boss told me to go ahead with the project.
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The lineup includes the Society of Thoracic Surgeons, whose leadership voted Wednesday night to go ahead with their annual meeting later this month in downtown L.A. and to donate $100,000 to relief efforts.
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Christopher Reynolds, Los Angeles Times, 20 Jan. 2025
But Vanity Fair plans to go ahead with its Oscar-week events and will support two local organizations: the Motion Picture & Television Fund and Baby2Baby.
—Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 31 Jan. 2025
Maduro is likely to go ahead with his swearing-in ceremony on Friday, maintaining his grip on power in Venezuela and the country’s security forces.
—Rafael Bernal, The Hill, 9 Jan. 2025
The player decided to go ahead with the surgery under the supervision of Dr Christian Fink, the Austria national-team doctor who had operated on Bayern Munich players including Niklas Sule, Leroy Sane and Javi Martinez, and this took place on December 19.
—Mario Cortegana, The Athletic, 18 Jan. 2025
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Christopher Reynolds, Los Angeles Times, 20 Jan. 2025
But Vanity Fair plans to go ahead with its Oscar-week events and will support two local organizations: the Motion Picture & Television Fund and Baby2Baby.
—Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 31 Jan. 2025
Maduro is likely to go ahead with his swearing-in ceremony on Friday, maintaining his grip on power in Venezuela and the country’s security forces.
—Rafael Bernal, The Hill, 9 Jan. 2025
The player decided to go ahead with the surgery under the supervision of Dr Christian Fink, the Austria national-team doctor who had operated on Bayern Munich players including Niklas Sule, Leroy Sane and Javi Martinez, and this took place on December 19.
—Mario Cortegana, The Athletic, 18 Jan. 2025
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“Go ahead with (something).” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/go%20ahead%20with%20%28something%29. Accessed 27 Feb. 2025.
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