See balloon goes up on Wiktionary
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"etymology_text": "Probably from the releasing of a balloon as a signal for an event to begin, possibly popularized by the use of balloons by the British Army during World War I (1914–1918) as a signal for artillery fire to commence.",
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"text": "― When is your job interview?\n― The balloon goes up at 10 tomorrow.",
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"ref": "1909, Putnam's Magazine, quoted in OED ⎥ Oxford English Dictionary online, retrieved 2024-08-22:",
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"ref": "1932 August 17, P[elham] G[renville] Wodehouse, chapter 16, in Hot Water, Woodstock, New York, N.Y.: The Overlook Press, published 1983, →ISBN, page 209:",
"text": "This was the moment when he must put his fortune to the test, to win or lose it all. Now or never must the balloon go up.",
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"ref": "1967, Barbara Sleigh, Jessamy, Sevenoaks, Kent: Bloomsbury, published 1993, →ISBN, page 73:",
"text": "”Time’s up, my chickens!” “What time?” said Fanny. “Why, the truce, of course!” said Harry. “You’ve had your twenty-four hours and longer. After dinner tonight the balloon goes up.” And go up it did.",
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"text": "Mr. Addabbo. […] But TACFIRE, because it is big and noisy and radiates heat, is vulnerable. If the balloon goes up TACFIRE won't last long. It is also very old technology. / […] General Keith. […] What I am saying is if the balloon goes up tomorrow, we will have something over the next few years to greatly enhance the efficiency of our field artillery. […] I cannot tell you when we will be able to say when the balloon goes up we have got something that is that much better.",
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