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go-ahead

[goh-uh-hed]

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noun

Usually the go-ahead permission or a signal to proceed.
They got the go-ahead on the construction work.
Baseball., Usually the go-ahead go-ahead run.
With two outs, and the go-ahead on first, Hoffman winds up and delivers the pitch.
Chiefly Hawaii and California., a sandal held on the foot by a strap between the big toe and the next toe.

adjective

moving forward; advancing.
enterprising.
a go-ahead Yankee peddler.

go ahead

verb

(intr, adverb) to start or continue, often after obtaining permission

noun

informal, permission to proceed

adjective

enterprising or ambitious

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Word 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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Idioms and Phrases

Move forward rapidly or act without restraint; also, continue something. For example, If you want to borrow the tractor, go ahead . This expression is often put as go ahead with , as in Are you going ahead with the house party? The term dates from the mid-1600s and gave rise to give the go-ahead , meaning “give permission to move or act in some way.”

go ahead of . Make one's way to the front of, as in They went ahead of me to see the purser . [Mid-1700s]

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Example Sentences

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Alexander-Walker sank the go-ahead layup with 54 seconds remaining and Atlanta sank free throws down the stretch to secure the victory.

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