grace
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4.9
- noun
- /ɡreɪs/
:
plazo de gracia
- Don't I get a grace period or something?
- grace period
- grant a grace period
- years' grace
Just imagine if you gave yourself permission to dream really, really big right now and you gave yourself the grace of a year.
- Just imagine if you gave yourself permission to dream really, really big right now and you gave yourself the grace of a year.
Examples
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A grace period, if you will.
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Then in exchange for the $10,000 and Wilmer... you'll give us the falcon and an hour or two of grace.
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Just imagine if you gave yourself permission to dream really, really big right now and you gave yourself the grace of a year.
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I do believe, you know, you got to give yourself that time and the grace to feel what you got to feel.
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This deadline is not negotiable, and there is no grace period.
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You've got 24-hour grace, no more.
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However, these teachers are not provided a two-year grace period to demonstrate competence in the core academic subjects they teach.
Academic text (2005) -
Peru used this grace period to build up international reserves and strengthen its bargaining position.
Academic text (1994) -
Saturday mornings, there's a 20-minute grace period.
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You will have a grace period of two weeks to submit your report without any penalties.
Synonyms
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6.2
A delay that lets something happen at a later time
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3.5
Extra time after a deadline when you can still do something without penalty
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6.8
A short official delay before a punishment happens
Antonyms
Idioms
Words people say to show thanks when something happens because of Allah's kindness
Compounds
- Informal
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4.4
A good quality that makes someone or something acceptable despite faults
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9.9
A small European plant with strong, bitter-smelling leaves that may irritate skin
An American actress who became the princess of Monaco after marrying Prince Rainier III
- Archaic
A year counted since the birth of Jesus, used in formal or historical dates
How Long
Surface Forms
Etymology
Grace comes from the Latin root gratia, which means 'favor' or 'kindness'. A grace period is like a 'favor' of extra time—an allowed delay given without penalty.