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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Murdoch had given the green light to the O.J. project, and all of Fox’s top executives were on board.
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Judith Regan, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Apr. 2024
But as of April 4, that decision applies only to this small group—other prisoners do not have the green light.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Apr. 2024
Green loves having the green light to roam and wreak havoc as a help defender.
—Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 16 Apr. 2024
Photograph: Devin Christopher Caceres’ pitch never got the green light.
—Andy Greenberg, WIRED, 4 Apr. 2024
Patel finally got the green light in 2018, with plans to begin filming Monkey Man in early 2020.
—Devan Coggan, EW.com, 4 Apr. 2024
Adding the green light, both lights make two spots.
—Rhett Allain, WIRED, 5 Apr. 2024
Don’t take this as the green light to start planting them.
—Chris McKeown, The Enquirer, 30 Mar. 2024
And McConnell, who had backed the bill, gave his members the green light to oppose it, a source familiar with the Republicans’ closed-door meeting said yesterday.
—Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 6 Feb. 2024
Judith Regan, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Apr. 2024
But as of April 4, that decision applies only to this small group—other prisoners do not have the green light.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Apr. 2024
Green loves having the green light to roam and wreak havoc as a help defender.
—Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 16 Apr. 2024
Photograph: Devin Christopher Caceres’ pitch never got the green light.
—Andy Greenberg, WIRED, 4 Apr. 2024
Patel finally got the green light in 2018, with plans to begin filming Monkey Man in early 2020.
—Devan Coggan, EW.com, 4 Apr. 2024
Adding the green light, both lights make two spots.
—Rhett Allain, WIRED, 5 Apr. 2024
Don’t take this as the green light to start planting them.
—Chris McKeown, The Enquirer, 30 Mar. 2024
And McConnell, who had backed the bill, gave his members the green light to oppose it, a source familiar with the Republicans’ closed-door meeting said yesterday.
—Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 6 Feb. 2024
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“The green light.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20green%20light. Accessed 5 May. 2024.
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