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Anonymous Posted 19 years ago
Vocabulary

"to be go"

Hi!

What does "to be go" mean? (can't find it in the dictionary).

E.g. All systems are go.

Thanks!
  

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This is very idiomatic usage. All systems are a go, or All systems are go. We are go for lift-off.

— BarbaraPA

  • This is very idiomatic usage.
  • All systems are a go, or All systems are go.
  • We are go for lift-off.
  • It means that everything is ready to go for the next stage, for the next thing to happen.
  • " You don't have to have a physical set of lights, however.
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This is very idiomatic usage.

All systems are a go, or All systems are go.

We are go for lift-off.

It means that everything is ready to go for the next stage, for the next thing to happen.

If you picture an array of lights that tell you the status of something, and each one is red if there is a problem and green if everything is okay, and you are looking
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