go ahead

present singular third person goes ahead · participle present going ahead · past went ahead · participle past gone ahead

1. To proceed with; to begin.

   I went ahead with my plan.

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   Since that date the work on the new station has gone ahead unceasingly.

   1958 September 28, C. Alan Cook, “Johannesburg's Fourth Station”, in Railway Magazine, page 641

   In the meantime, strikes already planned for NR are to go ahead, despite an offer being put to RMT members in an electronic ballot that was due to close on December 12 (after this issue of RAIL went to press).

   2022 December 14, Mel Holley, “Network News: Strikes go on as RMT rejects RDG's "detrimental" offer”, in RAIL, number 972, page 8

2. imperativeUsed to grant permission for or to give endorsement of a suggestion or proposal.

   Go ahead and eat without me. I expect to be very late.

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   “Tom Sawyer, I want to ask you some questions.” “Go ahead,” he says, and I see Jim chirk up to listen.

   1894, Mark Twain, chapter 12, in Tom Sawyer Abroad

   Synonyms: go for it, be my guest, feel free

3. procedure wordgovernmentTo send communication over the radio.

   Bravo Six Actual, this is Bravo Six Four. Go ahead, over.