Idiom
amber light
Meaning
Hesitance to proceed; limited approval or permission to proceed.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“My boss gave me an amber light to start the project.”
“The committee gave us an amber light, so we can begin planning but cannot spend any money yet.”
“Although the board provided an amber light for the expansion, they insisted on further risk assessments before granting full authorization.”
Examples
simple
“My boss gave me an amber light to start the project.”
contextual
“The committee gave us an amber light, so we can begin planning but cannot spend any money yet.”
complex
“Although the board provided an amber light for the expansion, they insisted on further risk assessments before granting full authorization.”
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