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.

Examples of the go-ahead in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Was 17-4 with 200 strikeouts, and hit the go-ahead home run in the regional final. —Joseph Dycus, The Mercury News, 19 Feb. 2025

Dylan Larkin scored the go-ahead goal before Guentzel made things academic with an empty netter in the waning seconds of the third. —Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 16 Feb. 2025

On Valentine's Day 2023, the Pitch Perfect star proposed to the fashion designer in front of the theme park's iconic Sleeping Beauty Castle, but not before getting the go-ahead from Disney CEO Bob Iger. —Zoey Lyttle, People.com, 15 Feb. 2025

In a high-scoring affair, Harrison Butker kicked the go-ahead field goal for the Chiefs with 8 seconds left to help the Chiefs win 38-35. —Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 28 Jan. 2025

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