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leeway
[ lee-wey ]
noun
- extra time, space, materials, or the like, within which to operate; margin:
With ten minutes' leeway we can catch the train.
- a degree of freedom of action or thought:
His instructions gave us plenty of leeway.
Synonyms: , ,
- Also called sag. Nautical. the amount or angle of the drift of a ship to leeward from its heading.
- Aeronautics. the amount a plane is blown off its normal course by cross winds.
leeway
/ ˈ±ô¾±ËËŒ·É±ðɪ /
noun
- room for free movement within limits, as in action or expenditure
- sideways drift of a boat or aircraft
Example Sentences
The team is made up of roughly a dozen employees — people mostly in their 20s and 30s from outside politics — who work out of the White House and are given wide leeway to craft content.
Democrats and people on the left often have very little leeway.
This is the £10bn worth of leeway which, as of last October, the OBR believed the government had before breaking its self-imposed borrowing rules.
Although this April's deadline still stands, there will now be some leeway for anyone who struggles to get through on the phone.
The former first minister turned Finance Secretary Mark Drakeford has indicated some leeway on childcare cash and funding for councils - which also support social care.
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