Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
Wiktionary
n. 1 A traffic light in its green state (indicating that vehicles may proceed). 2 (context idiomatic English) approval, or permission to proceed.
WordNet
n. a signal to proceed [syn: go-ahead]
permission to proceed with a project or to take action; "the gave the green light for construction to begin"
Wikipedia
Green Light, green light green-light, or greenlight may refer to:
Green Light is the eighth album by Bonnie Raitt, released in 1982 (see 1982 in music).
"What I wanted this time out was a combination of the music I've been listening to recently," Raitt said in 1982, "Billy Burnette, the Blasters, Rockpile, and the rock-a-billy New Wave scene. I knew I had to get away from the slick sound I had with the Peter Asher record...I was a little stung by the lack of response to The Glow. And I was disappointed by not being able to make a record that sounded the way I wanted it to sound. Moving to Shangri-la, I wanted to get back to the roots and to the funkiness I had on earlier records, even though I'm not crazy about how they sound. They sound like I was having a lot more fun than I really was. Green Light is the first album I actually had fun doing."
Green Light earned Raitt her strongest reviews in years, with critic Robert Christgau writing that "on The Glow the present-day female interpreter refused to die, and now she does even better by the suspect notion of good ol' you-know-what. The strength of [Green Light] runs too deep to rise up and grab you all at once, so you might begin with 'Me and the Boys,' arch as usual from NRBQ but formally advanced pull-out-the-stops (with all postfeminist peculiarities accounted for) when Bonnie and the boys get down on it."
According to Raitt, the album's hard-rock approach came as a surprise to some of her peers. "Well, a lot of my friends thought I had moved to the beach and turned into Gidget. But it's not like I suddenly became an airhead. I needed to lighten up a bit, that's all. I was laughing all the time, having a lot of fun, hanging out at this funky old studio that had hippie blankets hanging from the ceiling. Now I'm getting some feedback from people who feel the same way that I do about rock and roll. Then there are other, more conservative friends whom I've known for years who still wish I was sitting in a chair playing acoustic guitar."
"Green Light" is a song recorded by American singer Beyoncé. The song was written by Beyoncé, Sean Garrett, and Pharrell for Beyoncé's second solo studio album, B'Day (2006). Produced by The Neptunes, it was released as the fifth UK and seventh overall single on July 30, 2007 through Columbia Records. "Green Light" is an R&B- funk song with lyrics detailing a break-up song in which the female protagonist gives her love interest the permission to move out. The song also finds Beyoncé using fairly aggressive tone. Written in the key of A minor, "Green Light" samples the "uh-oh-oh-oh-oh" vocals which music critics noted to have a flagrant resemblance to Beyoncé's own 2003 hit single, " Crazy in Love". A remix of the song features American rapper Young Buck.
"Green Light" was generally well received by music critics who universally praised the beat, bass, groove, and angry tone used by Beyoncé in the song. The single performed moderately on charts, peaking at number 12 on the UK Singles Chart and at number 46 in Ireland. The Freemasons remix of the track peaked at number eighteen on the Dutch Top 40 chart. The single's accompanying music video was directed by Melina Matsoukas and co-directed by Beyoncé. It is inspired by Robert Palmer's 1985 music video " Addicted to Love". Beyoncé considered the video, which is her second to feature her all-female tour band called the Suga Mama, her toughest shoot. The song was a part of the set list on her world tour The Beyoncé Experience (2007).
Green Light is a 1937 American film directed by Frank Borzage.
The film is adapted from a novel written by Lloyd C. Douglas. The novel is closely related to Douglas' previous book, Magnificent Obsession, which was also adapted as a movie.
Green Light is a 1978 album by Cliff Richard. It was his 31st studio album.
Green Light (Original Turkish title: Yeşil Işık) is a 2002 Turkish romantic drama film, written and directed by Faruk Aksoy.
"Green Light" is a single by London-based grime music collective, Roll Deep. It was released by digital download on 15 August 2010 on Relentless / Virgin Records. The MCs who make an appearance in the song are Wiley, J2K, Breeze, Brazen and Scratchy. It was co-written by UK singer Angel. "Green Light" debuted on the UK Singles Chart on 29 August 2010 at number 1, marking the band's second number-one single.
"Green Light " - is a Soviet song written by Raimond Pauls and Nikolai Zinoviev. that was first released on Valery Leontiev album Dialogue in 1984. 1
Usage examples of "green light".
The white and green light strained through apple trees and clustering vines outside fell over the rapt little figure with a half-unearthly radiance.
When the green light announced that it was safe to enter, Burke activated the controls and the shuttle bay opened before him.
When the green light announced that it was safe to enter Burke activated the controls and the shuttle bay opened before him.
She leads me through a tiny alleyway, barely wide enough for me to follow, and there behind an iron gate, two steps set into a boarded window frame, sits another cat, majestically, its eyes reflect maniacal green light from passing cars.
Rydell would be up closer to the entrance, molding these grids of green light around a frame he'd drawn, and laying color and texture over that to see how different ones looked.
The pale green light ahead darkened slightly, turning a marvelous shade of aquamarine.
When this oxydizes in the presence of a catalyst, luciferase, the entire energy of oxydation is converted into green light- no heat.
Roland allowed himself to be hustled along, glancing back only when they got to the corner and had to wait for a green light.