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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The player decided to go ahead with the surgery under the supervision of Dr Christian Fink, the Austria national-team doctor who had operated on Bayern Munich players including Niklas Sule, Leroy Sane and Javi Martinez, and this took place on December 19.
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Mario Cortegana, The Athletic, 18 Jan. 2025
The city of Piedmont plans to go ahead with its traditional Thanksgiving Turkey Trot, a 5 kilometer run or walk, NBC Bay Area reported, adding it would be preceded by remarks about the crash from Mayor Jen Cavenaugh and a moment of silence.
—Patrick Smith, NBC News, 28 Nov. 2024
Musk filed a lawsuit against the CCC in October, leading the state to respond on Tuesday that the case should be thrown out because of a lack of injury, noting the Air Force decided to go ahead with and expand SpaceX launches anyway.
—Kenneth Schrupp | The Center Square, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 17 Jan. 2025
The next trial session is scheduled for Thursday and if Yoon also does not attend, the trial proceedings will go ahead with his legal team representing him, acting chief justice Moon Hyung-bae said.
—Reuters, NBC News, 14 Jan. 2025
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Mario Cortegana, The Athletic, 18 Jan. 2025
The city of Piedmont plans to go ahead with its traditional Thanksgiving Turkey Trot, a 5 kilometer run or walk, NBC Bay Area reported, adding it would be preceded by remarks about the crash from Mayor Jen Cavenaugh and a moment of silence.
—Patrick Smith, NBC News, 28 Nov. 2024
Musk filed a lawsuit against the CCC in October, leading the state to respond on Tuesday that the case should be thrown out because of a lack of injury, noting the Air Force decided to go ahead with and expand SpaceX launches anyway.
—Kenneth Schrupp | The Center Square, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 17 Jan. 2025
The next trial session is scheduled for Thursday and if Yoon also does not attend, the trial proceedings will go ahead with his legal team representing him, acting chief justice Moon Hyung-bae said.
—Reuters, NBC News, 14 Jan. 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 9 Feb. 2025.
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