Definition of green light in English:
1A green traffic light giving permission to proceed.
- After all of these years of driving, after all of the red lights and green lights that I have perceived and responded to correctly, why did I do that?
- He points out that the proposal to give left-turn cars advance green lights will slow down streetcars and probably negate any gains made otherwise.
- With the Scottish capital's new traffic regulations, a green light is no guarantee of getting anywhere in a hurry.
1.1Permission to go ahead with a project: the commission has given the green light for a wind-farm development
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- The Ministry of Mines and Energy has given the green light for the project to go ahead.
- However, the Department of Agriculture has given the green light for the event.
- Once the project is given the green light it will take one to two years to complete.
leave, clearance, warranty, agreement, imprimatur, one's blessing, the seal/stamp of approval, the rubber stamp, the nod;
informal the OK, the go-ahead, the thumbs up, the say-so
verb(green-light) [with object] Back to top
chiefly North American Give permission to go ahead with (a project, especially a movie).
- RTE green-lighted the project, including a week on location in Portugal, as soon as Carney submitted six scripts.
- These days, Hollywood only likes to green-light projects they feel stand a good chance of making $20 million on opening weekend.
- It won't be easy for Chase to find a network to green-light the project.
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