leeway
noun /ˈliːweɪ/
/ˈliːweɪ/
[uncountable]Idioms - the amount of freedom that you have to change something or to do something in the way you want to synonym latitude
- How much leeway should parents give their children?
Idioms
make up leeway
- (British English) to get out of a bad position that you are in, especially because you have lost a lot of time
- He’s unlikely to make up the leeway at this stage of the race.