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going ahead

VERB

proceed

Synonyms

STRONGEST

begin continue go on

WEAK

advance dash ahead edge forward go forward move on progress shoot ahead

Antonyms

STRONGEST

cease complete end finish halt stop

WEAK

discontinue

Example Sentences

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going ahead

If the deal does end up going ahead, the new company would account for over a quarter of major film releases.

From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026

Tuchel has also been criticised for his defensive substitutions, with England having only 12% of possession from going ahead to conceding the second goal after 92 minutes.

From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026

But within hours and after talks, including between the Football Association and Fifa, it was announced in the early hours of Saturday that the game was going ahead as originally planned at 0100BST on Monday.

From BBC ● Jul. 4, 2026

The material on his laptop was backed up on the internet so the theft did not affect three scheduled talks from going ahead on Wednesday, including at Mount Stuart Primary School in Cardiff Bay.

From BBC ● Jul. 2, 2026

But Tally slowed and kept going ahead, murmuring, “straight past the gap.”

From "Uglies" by Scott Westerfeld