go/no-go
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of go/no-go
First recorded in 1940–45
Example Sentences
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“We’re incentivizing developers whose only go/no-go is whether the factory stays in business. To me, that’s a developer who is probably not very savvy.”
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026
No is a powerful word for a leader to utter, especially in an agency that has to make go/no-go decisions with billions of dollars and human lives at stake.
From Slate • Mar. 13, 2026
“They are entering a go/no-go posture, and they’re going to make that decision in the coming weeks.”
From Seattle Times • Feb. 8, 2022
“At some point, there will be a go/no-go decision to make for companies,” said Jason Schwartz, a vaccine policy scholar at Yale.
From The Guardian • Mar. 27, 2020
In the past, military decision makers concerned themselves more with go/no-go: Do the injuries keep a soldier from completing the mission?
From New York Times • May 30, 2016
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