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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Banchero, however, found success in the second half and wound up with 17 points, including the go-ahead bucket.
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Jason Beede, Orlando Sentinel, 9 Feb. 2025
Last week, one large organization got the go-ahead for some of its programs.
—Apoorva Mandavilli, New York Times, 8 Feb. 2025
Lift station projects get the go-ahead An infrastructure project aimed at rehabilitating three lift stations at a cost of $120,413 received a green light from the City Council.
—Janean Sorrell, Twin Cities, 6 Feb. 2025
Sources say projects are being given the go-ahead by the government to use the incentive, but feel that there is a hefty backlog and that claims are being processed slowly, denting confidence when producers are mulling where and when to set up projects.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 28 Jan. 2025
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Jason Beede, Orlando Sentinel, 9 Feb. 2025
Last week, one large organization got the go-ahead for some of its programs.
—Apoorva Mandavilli, New York Times, 8 Feb. 2025
Lift station projects get the go-ahead An infrastructure project aimed at rehabilitating three lift stations at a cost of $120,413 received a green light from the City Council.
—Janean Sorrell, Twin Cities, 6 Feb. 2025
Sources say projects are being given the go-ahead by the government to use the incentive, but feel that there is a hefty backlog and that claims are being processed slowly, denting confidence when producers are mulling where and when to set up projects.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 28 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 21 Feb. 2025.
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