leeway (redirected from make up leeway)

lee·way  (lw)

n.

1. The drift of a ship or an aircraft to leeward of the course being steered.

2. A margin of freedom or variation, as of activity, time, or expenditure; latitude. See Synonyms at room.

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leeway

Noun

1. flexibility of action or expenditure: he gave me a lot of leeway in the work I did

2. sideways drift of a boat or aircraft

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	leeway - (of a ship or plane) sideways drift aeroplane, airplane, plane - an aircraft that has a fixed wing and is powered by propellers or jets; "the flight was delayed due to trouble with the airplane" ship - a vessel that carries passengers or freight drift - the gradual departure from an intended course due to external influences (as a ship or plane)
	2.	leeway - a permissible difference; allowing some freedom to move within limits allowance, tolerance, margin discrepancy, disagreement, divergence, variance - a difference between conflicting facts or claims or opinions; "a growing divergence of opinion"

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leeway

noun room, play, space, margin, scope, latitude, elbowroom

Translations

leeway [ˈliːweɪ] n (fig): to have some leeway → tener cierta libertad de acción

leeway [ˈliːweɪ] n (fig);

to make up leeway → rattraper son retard;

to have some leeway → avoir une certaine liberté d'action

leeway [ˈliːweɪ] n (fig);

to have some leeway → etwas Spielraum haben;

there's a lot of leeway to make up lee → ein großer Rückstand muss aufgeholt werden

leeway [ˈliːweɪ] n (fig): to have some leeway → avere una certa libertà di agire