1
: marked by energy and enterprise : progressive
a vigorous go-ahead company
2
: indicating that one may proceed
go-ahead signal
3
: being a score that gives a team the lead in a game
drove in the go-ahead run
2
: a sign, signal, or authority to proceed : green light
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Noun
a born go-ahead, he was determined to be the first in his family to graduate from college
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Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 15 May 2026
Yastrzemski turned on a sweeper over the plate for a go-ahead RBI double.
—Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 14 May 2026
Jay King, New York Times, 13 Jan. 2026
Brock Purdy threw a go-ahead 6-yard touchdown pass to Christian McCaffery late in the fourth quarter, San Francisco used a trick play on a TD toss from wide receiver Jauan Jennings, and the 49ers eliminated the defending Super Bowl champion Philadelphia Eagles with a 23-19 wild-card victory Sunday.
—Dallas Morning News, 12 Jan. 2026
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Adjective
An inning after his defensive flub, Hernández connected on another breaking ball, lining a base hit to left and hustling in to second base to set up what would be Call’s go-ahead hit.
—Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 15 May 2026
Yastrzemski turned on a sweeper over the plate for a go-ahead RBI double.
—Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 14 May 2026
Noun
Following Siakam’s go-ahead basket, Derrick White missed a long 3-pointer at the buzzer that would have given the Celtics the win.
—Jay King, New York Times, 13 Jan. 2026
Brock Purdy threw a go-ahead 6-yard touchdown pass to Christian McCaffery late in the fourth quarter, San Francisco used a trick play on a TD toss from wide receiver Jauan Jennings, and the 49ers eliminated the defending Super Bowl champion Philadelphia Eagles with a 23-19 wild-card victory Sunday.
—Dallas Morning News, 12 Jan. 2026
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“Go-ahead.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/go-ahead. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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