also: ゴー・サイン
go-ahead; green light; permission to proceed; OK
A katakana noun for approval or permission to start or continue something, especially a plan, project, or action. Common in patterns such as ゴーサインが出る and ゴーサインを出す.
wasei-eigo (Japanese-coined English), from go sign
新企画にゴーサインが出た。
The new project got the go-ahead.
The company president gave the development team the green light.
The go-ahead was given for the new project.
The president finally gave the go-ahead for the plan.
The team prepared while waiting for the go-ahead.