Meaning & use
Leeway
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the amount of freedom or flexibility allowed in acting or making decisions
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The manager gave the new employees some leeway while they learned the job.
There isn't much leeway in the schedule if the flight is delayed.
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Originally a nautical term describing how far a ship drifts off course due to wind, later extended to mean allowable freedom of action.
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