leeway
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4.3
- noun
- /ˈliːˌweɪ/
:
margen de maniobra
- The manager allows employees some leeway in how they meet their project deadlines.
- give leeway
- more leeway
- little leeway
And, and give yourself the leeway to not have to overperform.
- And, and give yourself the leeway to not have to overperform.
- Like, just how much, just how much leeway do people have to change?
- And I do think that when that's there, you will always have more leeway, plain and simple.
- You know, certain guys got a little bit more leeway than others, as it always is.
- But until then, give YouTube and Twitter a little leeway.
- Oh, whoa, OK, there's a lot of leeway there.
- But but there's a tremendous amount of leeway.
- But I gave him a little leeway, was trying to get him to, you know, do the right thing.
- I think one side gets a lot more leeway on why they're allowed to support that party than the other.
Examples
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Various factors in the guidelines give prosecutors leeway on how to charge.
Academic text (1999) -
The teacher gave the students a bit of leeway to explore their ideas during the project.
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But women are more willing to give leeway for various reasons.
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And they give her more than a little leeway because of it.
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Like, just how much, just how much leeway do people have to change?
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The party allows citizens great leeway to improve their lives, as long as they keep out of politics.
Academic text (2011) -
This means that I probably have some leeway and that I can reduce the size of my sample.
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Now listen, Miller... our contract allows us a certain amount of creative leeway with your character.
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This committee has given you remarkable leeway.
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We allow a good deal of leeway in these circumstances, Mr. Levinsky.
Synonyms
226
3.9
An extra amount left for safety or small mistakes
30
5.8
Freedom to act or make decisions within limits
21
4.1
Some freedom to change plans when needed
15
4.1
Freedom to act and make choices without someone controlling you
15
3.0
A small extra amount left to cover differences or errors
1
3.6
Freedom to make decisions and act without strict limits
Antonyms
How Free
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Leeway comes from a sailing phrase made of lee ('shelter from the wind') and way ('space' or 'path'). Sailors used it for the room a ship had to move, so today leeway means the margin or freedom you are allowed to act.