go ahead
Permission to proceed
Go ahead functions as permission or encouragement to proceed: Go ahead, take one.
As a noun or adjective, it's the signal to begin: We got the go-ahead from management, the go-ahead signal.
In sports, a go-ahead run or goal is the one that puts a team in the lead.
Authorization to proceed
- clearancePermitted passage or approval
- approvalFavorable opinion given
- consentVoluntary agreement given
- authorizeGrant formal permission
sanction · allow · permit · okay · thumbs-up · blessing · nod · sign-off
Move or progress forward
- press-onAttached by contact alone
- momentumProduct of mass, velocity
- headwayForward progress achieved
- breakthroughSudden important advance
stride · development · escalation · acceleration · uptick · leap · jump · surge
Acting before problems arise
- self-starterOne with initiative
- boldnessFearless readiness to act
- gumptionSpirited practical courage
- assertivenessConfident self-expression quality
lead · spearhead · trailblaze · pioneer · venture · enterprising · seize · act
proceed
Move forward, continue
begin · shoot · urge · cheer · support · motivate · nudge · prompt · cue · signal
greenlight
Authorization to proceed
- clearancePermitted passage or approval
- approvalFavorable opinion given
- consentVoluntary agreement given
authorize · sanction · allow · permit · okay · thumbs-up · blessing · nod · sign-off · assent
advance
Move or progress forward
breakthrough · stride · development · escalation · acceleration · uptick · leap · jump · surge
proactive
Acting before problems arise
- self-starterOne with initiative
- boldnessFearless readiness to act
- gumptionSpirited practical courage
assertiveness · lead · spearhead · trailblaze · pioneer · venture · enterprising · seize · act
- advanceadvance, move forward, press forward, push forward, proceed
- affirmativesyes, yeah, yep, yup, absolutely
- permissionpermission granted, granted, allowed, permitted, authorization
- after youexcuse me, pardon me, open door, usher, yield
- listener responsesmm-hmm, uh-huh, yeah, yes, right
- approvalsapproved, approve, authorizing, certification, endorsing
go aheadstop
Cease all motion
no · refuse · hold off · stand down · permission denied