Definition

1. Noun:
   • A signal to proceed: A green-colored traffic light that authorizes vehicles or pedestrians to move forward.
   • Official permission or approval to begin a project or action: Formal consent or authorization to proceed with a plan or activity.

Usage

• The term "green light" is used to indicate that an obstacle has been removed and forward movement or action is now permitted.
• It is commonly used in both literal (traffic) and figurative (project approval) contexts.

Examples

• Noun (Traffic Signal):
  • Wait for the green light before you cross the street.
  • The driver accelerated as soon as he saw the green light.
• Noun (Permission):
  • The committee gave the green light to the new marketing campaign.
  • We finally got the green light from management to hire two new engineers.

Advanced Usage

• "to give the green light to (something)": To grant official permission or approval for something.
  • The city council gave the green light to the new housing development.
• "to get/receive the green light": To obtain the necessary permission or approval.
  • Our research team got the green light to start the clinical trials.

Variants and Related Words

• Green-light (verb): To give official permission or approval to something.
  • The board green-lighted the film's production last week.

Synonyms

• Authorization: Official permission or approval.
• Clearance: Official authorization for something to proceed or happen.
• Go-ahead: Informal term for permission to proceed.
• Consent: Permission for something to happen or agreement to do something.

Antonyms

• Red light: A signal to stop; a refusal or prohibition.
• Veto: A constitutional right to reject a decision or proposal.
• Ban: An official or legal prohibition.

Idioms and Phrases

• "Give it the green light": An idiom meaning to approve or permit something to happen.
  • After reviewing the proposal, the director decided to give it the green light.

Noun

1. permission to proceed with a project or to take action
   • the gave the green light for construction to begin
2. a signal to proceed