A plan can proceed even after a delay or doubt.

The idea

Go ahead means proceed. Use go ahead with before a noun or pronoun, or go ahead and before a verb. It is common in everyday and professional speech.

Examples

  • The committee went ahead with the exhibition despite the rain.
  • If the budget is approved, we can go ahead with the repairs.
  • Please go ahead and open the window.
  • The concert will go ahead as planned.
  • We went ahead and planted the trees before sunset.
  • The manager said we could go ahead with it.

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Watch out

Do not put the object between the words: say go ahead with it, not go it ahead.

Try it yourself

  1. Choose the correct option. The festival will go ___ despite the wind. (ahead / away)

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    ahead

    ahead indicates that the festival proceeds.

  2. Choose the correct option. We can go ahead ___ the proposal now. (with / at)

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    with

    with introduces the proposal.

  3. Choose the correct option. The team ___ ahead with the launch yesterday. (went / goes)

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    went

    went places the launch in the past.

Use it today

Describe a plan that went ahead despite a difficulty.