the green light
noun
: permission to start or continue something (such as a project)
His boss finally gave him the green light to start the new project.
Examples of the green light in a Sentence
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Gemini season gives you the green light to retreat and reflect.
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USA TODAY, 20 May 2024
Newton liked it and gave Schneider the green light to shop it around.
—Olivia B. Waxman, TIME, 17 May 2024
De La Salle worked with CIF and North Coast Section leaders to get the green light for the game overseas, which the Concord school said was only possible financially because of its partnership with Nike.
—Darren Sabedra, The Mercury News, 15 May 2024
The Carroll County Department of Fire and Emergency Medical Services has been given the green light to hire a deputy chief of operations, who in part, could help reduce the turnover rate within the new department.
—Sherry Greenfield, Baltimore Sun, 5 Apr. 2024
Moving away from melodrama, Ibsen and Chekhov gave the green light for theater in Europe and beyond to move into the 20th century with unabashed artistic seriousness.
—Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 9 May 2024
The Denver City Council on Monday gave local nonprofit Haven of Hope the green light to turn an industrial building in the Lincoln Park neighborhood into a homeless shelter with eight to 12 beds for people in a recovery program.
—Joe Rubino, The Denver Post, 7 May 2024
The stars favor learning, traveling and communication, giving you the green light to make things happen.
—Eugenia Last, The Mercury News, 4 May 2024
When students refused, Columbia University gave the NYPD the green light to clear the protesters and police in riot gear arrested more than 100 protesters for trespassing.
—Kiara Alfonseca, ABC News, 3 May 2024
USA TODAY, 20 May 2024
Newton liked it and gave Schneider the green light to shop it around.
—Olivia B. Waxman, TIME, 17 May 2024
De La Salle worked with CIF and North Coast Section leaders to get the green light for the game overseas, which the Concord school said was only possible financially because of its partnership with Nike.
—Darren Sabedra, The Mercury News, 15 May 2024
The Carroll County Department of Fire and Emergency Medical Services has been given the green light to hire a deputy chief of operations, who in part, could help reduce the turnover rate within the new department.
—Sherry Greenfield, Baltimore Sun, 5 Apr. 2024
Moving away from melodrama, Ibsen and Chekhov gave the green light for theater in Europe and beyond to move into the 20th century with unabashed artistic seriousness.
—Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 9 May 2024
The Denver City Council on Monday gave local nonprofit Haven of Hope the green light to turn an industrial building in the Lincoln Park neighborhood into a homeless shelter with eight to 12 beds for people in a recovery program.
—Joe Rubino, The Denver Post, 7 May 2024
The stars favor learning, traveling and communication, giving you the green light to make things happen.
—Eugenia Last, The Mercury News, 4 May 2024
When students refused, Columbia University gave the NYPD the green light to clear the protesters and police in riot gear arrested more than 100 protesters for trespassing.
—Kiara Alfonseca, ABC News, 3 May 2024
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“The green light.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20green%20light. Accessed 28 May. 2024.
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