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.
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Atlanta was 0-for-9 with runners in scoring position until Harris drove in Nick Allen, who hit a leadoff double, with the go-ahead homer.
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Kristie Ackert, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 Apr. 2025
With the go-ahead runner at third, Wilson drew a ground ball from Vladimir Guerrero Jr., but rookie second baseman Kristian Campbell opted to flip the ball to Story rather than tag the bag himself, leading to a bad throw that allowed Guerrero to reach safely and Alan Roden to score.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 10 Apr. 2025
But Suzuki had a nice lead and beat the throw to second as the go-ahead run scored.
—Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 5 Apr. 2025
Baylor becomes the first team in NCAA history to win 40 games.
2017 — Justin Jackson delivers the go-ahead three-point play and North Carolina scores the last eight points for a 71-65 win over Gonzaga and an NCAA title that heartbreakingly eluded the Tar Heels last year.
—Iliana Limón Romero, Los Angeles Times, 3 Apr. 2025
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Kristie Ackert, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 Apr. 2025
With the go-ahead runner at third, Wilson drew a ground ball from Vladimir Guerrero Jr., but rookie second baseman Kristian Campbell opted to flip the ball to Story rather than tag the bag himself, leading to a bad throw that allowed Guerrero to reach safely and Alan Roden to score.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 10 Apr. 2025
But Suzuki had a nice lead and beat the throw to second as the go-ahead run scored.
—Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 5 Apr. 2025
Baylor becomes the first team in NCAA history to win 40 games.
2017 — Justin Jackson delivers the go-ahead three-point play and North Carolina scores the last eight points for a 71-65 win over Gonzaga and an NCAA title that heartbreakingly eluded the Tar Heels last year.
—Iliana Limón Romero, Los Angeles Times, 3 Apr. 2025
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“The go-ahead.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20go-ahead. Accessed 21 Apr. 2025.
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