the word is go
Indicates that given plans or actions can proceed.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
“We start the project once the word is go.”
“The team waited in silence until the manager gave the signal that the word is go.”
“After months of careful planning and preparation, the engineers finally received confirmation that the word is go for the launch of the new satellite.”
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all dressed up and nowhere to go
Elaborately attired or otherwise fully prepared for an anticipated situation or activity which, nevertheless, fails to occur.
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all systems go
Everything is ready.
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as you go
While one is doing (something); as one progresses.
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bad word
A vulgar word.
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boldly go where no man has gone before
To break new ground.
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breathe a word
To divulge even part of a secret (usually used with a negative).
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come and go
To repeatedly appear and disappear; to be transient.
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dicky
[Cockney slang]word
Last updated August 10, 2026