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leeway
[ˈliːˌweɪ]
noun 3
Collocations
5ADJ.
enough, far, fp-strict
VERB + LEEWAY
give, given, granted
LEEWAY + NOUN
delivery, g, he'll, negotiations
PREP.
in, off, with
ADV.
probably
Definitions
noun
1
The drift of a ship or aeroplane in a leeward direction.
2
A varying degree or amount of freedom or flexibility.
I don't think we have a lot of leeway when it comes to proper formatting.
It was 1.6 [a.m.] when we got the road, and now we had 13 lost minutes to regain. But the "Condor" schedule has so much leeway that, with the diesel power, the loss was easily recouped.
3
An adverse discrepancy or variation in a cumulative process, usually in the phrase make up leeway.
[...] there was plenty of opportunity to modernise in the years up to 1939, but since then the Second World War and its aftermath of expenditure rigidly controlled by Government held up any progress until at last the purse-strings were unloosed five years ago. But an enormous amount of leeway needs to be made up.
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Idioms & Phrases
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I don't think we have a lot of leeway when it comes to proper formatting.
Wiktionary02
It was 1.6 [a.m.] when we got the road, and now we had 13 lost minutes to regain. But the "Condor" schedule has so much leeway that, with the diesel power, the loss was easily recouped.
Wiktionary03
2005, James Gosling et al., The Java Language Specification, Third Edition, Prentice Hall PTR, →ISBN, section 15.4 “FP-strict Expressions”, Within an expression that is not FP-strict, some leeway is g
Wiktionary04
If you give Tom any leeway, he'll probably just walk all over you.
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We may have just enough leeway in the negotiations to get the project approved.
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You're being too strict. Give your employees some leeway.
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