leewaynoun [ U ]
uk/ˈliː.weɪ/us/ˈliː.weɪ/leeway noun [ U ] (FREEDOM)
freedom to act within particular limits:
Local councils will be given some leeway as to how they implement the legislation.
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Freedom to act
- (as) free as a bird idiom
- at will idiom
- autonomous
- autonomy
- be a law unto yourself idiom
- free hand
- free rein idiom
- free spirit
- free time
- free-form
- hold
- independent
- indie
- liberty
- me time
- no holds barred idiom
- no holds barred
- paddle your own canoe idiom
- permissive
- volunteer
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leeway noun [ U ] (PERIOD OF TIME)
UK an amount or period of time that has been lost or wasted:
There is a lot of leeway to make up after the holiday period.
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Periods of time - general words
- age
- at/in one sitting idiom
- day
- duration
- free time
- gap
- interval
- length
- making
- me time
- rest
- run
- shortly
- slot
- span
- spasm
- spell
- spree
- stretch
- term
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