go ahead with (something)
idiom
1
: to do (something) after planning to do it
Despite the bad weather, they decided to go ahead with the party.
2
: to do (something) after getting permission to do it
My boss told me to go ahead with the project.
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Judge Xinis decided to go ahead with Friday's hearing after the Trump administration sought to delay the hearing until next week.
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Laura Romero, ABC News, 11 Apr. 2025
Dorfman says the 2025 season will go ahead with the same ten teams, but the league is looking to expand to twelve teams ahead of 2026.
—Vitas Carosella, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025
The pope’s closest aides had tears in their eyes as doctors asked the pope’s personal nurse, empowered to make life-or-death decisions, for permission to go ahead with more aggressive treatment.
—Jason Horowitz, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
Holtec can go ahead with the tube repairs on its schedule, but the company does so at its own risk as the NRC will decide whether the repairs meet requirements in the end, Burnell said.
—Spencer Kimball, CNBC, 22 Mar. 2025
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Laura Romero, ABC News, 11 Apr. 2025
Dorfman says the 2025 season will go ahead with the same ten teams, but the league is looking to expand to twelve teams ahead of 2026.
—Vitas Carosella, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025
The pope’s closest aides had tears in their eyes as doctors asked the pope’s personal nurse, empowered to make life-or-death decisions, for permission to go ahead with more aggressive treatment.
—Jason Horowitz, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
Holtec can go ahead with the tube repairs on its schedule, but the company does so at its own risk as the NRC will decide whether the repairs meet requirements in the end, Burnell said.
—Spencer Kimball, CNBC, 22 Mar. 2025
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“Go ahead with (something).” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/go%20ahead%20with%20%28something%29. Accessed 18 Apr. 2025.
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