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the word is go

idiom
Meaning

Indicates that given plans or actions can proceed.


Examples
SIMPLE

We start the project once the word is go.

CONTEXTUAL

The team waited in silence until the manager gave the signal that the word is go.

COMPLEX

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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Related idioms8entries
  1. 01

    all dressed up and nowhere to go

    Elaborately attired or otherwise fully prepared for an anticipated situation or activity which, nevertheless, fails to occur.

  2. 02

    all systems go

    Everything is ready.

  3. 03

    as you go

    While one is doing (something); as one progresses.

  4. 04

    bad word

    A vulgar word.

  5. 05

    boldly go where no man has gone before

    To break new ground.

  6. 06

    breathe a word

    To divulge even part of a secret (usually used with a negative).

  7. 07

    come and go

    To repeatedly appear and disappear; to be transient.

  8. 08

    dicky

    [Cockney slang]word

Last updated April 17, 2026