to have leeway

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• have latitude — have freedom to act, have leeway …   English contemporary dictionary

• leeway — [[t]li͟ːweɪ[/t]] 1) N UNCOUNT Leeway is the freedom that someone has to take the action they want to or to change their plans. Rarely do schoolteachers have leeway to teach classes the way they want... The President said that he wanted to give… …   English dictionary

• leeway — ► NOUN 1) the amount of freedom to move or act that is available: we have a lot of leeway in how we do our jobs. 2) the sideways drift of a ship to leeward of the desired course. ● make up (the) leeway Cf. ↑make up the leeway …   English terms dictionary

• leeway — lee|way [ˈli:weı] n [U] 1.) freedom to do things in the way you want to leeway in ▪ The government does not have much leeway in foreign policy. leeway to do sth ▪ Try to give teenagers more leeway to make their own decisions. 2.) make up leeway… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• leeway — noun (U) 1 freedom to do things in the way you want to: Our reporters have a lot of leeway in what they write. 2 BrE time that you have lost that means you are at a disadvantage: Janet s got a lot of leeway to make up in her studies after her… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• leeway — noun a) The drift of a ship or airplane in a leeward direction. I dont think we have a lot of leeway when it comes to proper formatting. b) A varying degree or amount of freedom or flexibility; margin …   Wiktionary

• leeway — lee•way [[t]ˈliˌweɪ[/t]] n. 1) extra time, space, materials, etc., within which to act; margin: to have ten minutes leeway to act[/ex] 2) a degree of freedom of action or thought: The instructions give us plenty of leeway[/ex] 3) navig. the drift …   From formal English to slang

• leeway — noun enforcement officials now have more leeway in prosecuting offenders Syn: freedom, scope, latitude, space, room, liberty, flexibility, license, free hand, free rein …   Thesaurus of popular words

• Joe Leeway — Infobox musical artist 2 Name = Joe Leeway |thumb Img capt = Joe Leeway, Bristol, February 1984 Background = solo singer Birth name = Joe Leeway Alias = Born = birth date and age|1955|11|15|df=y Died = Origin = Islington, London Instrument = Bass …   Wikipedia

• make up leeway — To make up for lost time, ground, etc • • • Main Entry: ↑lee * * * make up (the) leeway Brit : to get back into a good position or situation after you have fallen behind They re so far behind that they have little hope of making up the leeway on… …   Useful english dictionary

• make up the leeway — phrase to reach a satisfactory position after a period when you did not make enough progress Thesaurus: to make progress, or to achieve somethingsynonym Main entry: leeway * * * make up (the) leeway Brit : to get back into a good position or… …   Useful english dictionary