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go-ahead

[ goh-uh-hed ]

noun

  1. Usually the go-ahead. permission or a signal to proceed:

    They got the go-ahead on the construction work.

  2. Usually the go-ahead. Baseball. go-ahead run:

    With two outs, and the go-ahead on first, Hoffman winds up and delivers the pitch.

  3. Chiefly Hawaii and California. a sandal held on the foot by a strap between the big toe and the next toe.


adjective

  1. moving forward; advancing.
  2. a go-ahead Yankee peddler.

go ahead

verb

  1. intr, adverb to start or continue, often after obtaining permission
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. the go-ahead informal.
    permission to proceed
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

adjective

  1. enterprising or ambitious
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of go-ahead1

An Americanism first recorded in 1830–40; noun and adjective use of verb phrase go ahead
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One of the three had the go-ahead goal in all six American wins in France, a performance deserving of a catchy nickname.

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In 2023, a judge gave the go-ahead for a US style "class action" group litigation to proceed against Celtic for alleged abuses at Celtic Boys Club.

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Work to electrify railway lines running across the Pennines was given the go-ahead in 2022, more than 10 years after the scheme was first mooted by the then-Chancellor, George Osborne.

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Even with their go-ahead, it would be an unwise move.

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Last year saw a record low for housing projects granted planning permission in England, with just over 30,000 projects given the go-ahead.

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