go ahead vs hit the ground running

go ahead

verb
  • To proceed with; to begin. 

  • Used to grant permission for or to give endorsement of a suggestion or proposal. 

  • To send communication over the radio. 

hit the ground running

verb
  • To begin an activity immediately and with full commitment. 

How often have the words go ahead and hit the ground running occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )