go-ahead
[goh-uh-hed]
- permission or a signal to proceed: They got the go-ahead on the construction work.
- Chiefly Hawaii and California. a sandal held on the foot by a strap between the big toe and the next toe.
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- moving forward; advancing.
- enterprising: a go-ahead Yankee peddler.
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Origin of go-ahead
1830–40, Americanism; noun, adj. use of verb phrase go ahead
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Examples from the Web for go-ahead
Contemporary Examples
Steve thought it was an interesting approach and gave me the go-ahead.
Over the next two years, he got the go-ahead to open two more schools.
At This Creepy Libertarian Charter School, Kids Must Swear ‘to Be Obedient to Those in Authority’ProPublica
October 15, 2014
The family-owned company that revived Pabst Blue Ribbon has been given the go-ahead to purchase Hostess out of bankruptcy.
We were able to really milk that moment of Gus Fring waiting in that parking lot, waiting for the go-ahead sign to kill Hector.
‘Breaking Bad’: Bryan Cranston, Vince Gilligan, Emmy NominationsMaria Elena Fernandez
September 17, 2012
On Nov. 18, 1963, the agency briefed Kennedy on the AMLASH plans, and received the go-ahead.
Historical Examples
We are too much of a go-ahead people to do much looking back.
For the Liberty of TexasEdward Stratemeyer
In this go-ahead age and country, that were a palpable waste of time.
He grunted when Mayo gave the go-ahead bells and the throb of the engines began.
Blow The Man DownHolman Day
It certainly was, and the members of the Go-Ahead Club were delighted.
A Little Miss NobodyAmy Bell Marlowe
"We must make 'The Mercury' a go-ahead, up-to-date paper," said Cairns.
Grey TownGerald Baldwin