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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Deborah Laverty, Chicago Tribune, 11 Jan. 2025
But after a controversial pass interference penalty wiped away an Allar interception and led to a go-ahead touchdown in the fourth quarter, Allar’s eighth interception of the season proved to be the difference, giving Notre Dame a historic national championship chance.
—Manny Navarro, The Athletic, 9 Jan. 2025
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
Hammond last year was the second Indiana city to receive the General Assembly’s go-ahead for a food and beverage tax.
—Deborah Laverty, Chicago Tribune, 11 Jan. 2025
But after a controversial pass interference penalty wiped away an Allar interception and led to a go-ahead touchdown in the fourth quarter, Allar’s eighth interception of the season proved to be the difference, giving Notre Dame a historic national championship chance.
—Manny Navarro, The Athletic, 9 Jan. 2025
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 22 Jan. 2025.
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