go ahead

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phrasal verb

to go to a place before someone else who you are with
Example: A court case this summer is expected to give the road the final go-ahead.
to happen
Example: AN offshore wind farm that will power up to 500,000 homes was given the go-ahead yesterday.
to start or continue to do something, especially after waiting for permission
Example: As you take yourself and your skills seriously good things can happen and you may get the go-ahead for a project you care about.

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Tom Holland Surprises Chris Pratt

Tom Holland Surprises Chris Pratt

Go ahead.

Go ahead.

Bob Odenkirk Has a Fire in His Belly While Eating Spicy Wings | Hot Ones

Bob Odenkirk Has a Fire in His Belly While Eating Spicy Wings | Hot Ones

Go ahead. Rearrange. Shift in gears over here.

Again, I would I would would and have. Go ahead and look at my resume. You'll be able to pick them out. Done projects that were really wobbly.

John Cena Reveals Peacemaker Season 2 Surprises, Reminisces on His First WWE Match (Extended)

John Cena Reveals Peacemaker Season 2 Surprises, Reminisces on His First WWE Match (Extended)

Go ahead and show them that.

Can You Shoot a Grenade Out of the Air? | MythBusters | Discovery

Can You Shoot a Grenade Out of the Air? | MythBusters | Discovery

All right, go ahead and make it go up.

Bryan Cranston on Winning an Emmy for The Studio & Trying Mushrooms for the First Time in Vegas

Bryan Cranston on Winning an Emmy for The Studio & Trying Mushrooms for the First Time in Vegas

Seriously, go ahead, feel it. It's cool.

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Kit Harington Answers the Web's Most Searched Questions

A main character in the Eternals? I'm going to go ahead and say I'm the main character

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