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They're so far behind that they have little hope of making up the leeway on the leaders. [=of catching up with the leaders]
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He's unlikely to make up the leeway at this stage of the race.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
make up leeway — ► make up (the) leeway Brit. struggle out of a bad position by recovering lost time. Main Entry: ↑leeway … English terms dictionary
make up leeway — catch up, overtake, reduce the distance between … English contemporary 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 — /ˈliweɪ / (say leeway) noun 1. Nautical the lateral movement of a ship to leeward, or the resulting deviation from its true course. 2. Aeronautics the amount an aeroplane is blown off its normal course by crosswinds. 3. extra space, time, money,… …
make headway — Synonyms and related words: achieve success, advance, ameliorate, amend, arrive, be a success, break through, come along, come on, come through, cover ground, cut a swath, develop, do well, enjoy prosperity, farewell, foot, gain, gain ground,… … Moby Thesaurus
leeway — n. 1 the sideways drift of a ship to leeward of the desired course. 2 a allowable deviation or freedom of action. b US margin of safety. Phrases and idioms: make up leeway struggle out of a bad position, recover lost time, etc … 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
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 — is the lateral movement of a ship to the leeward of her course; drift. Just as a vessel s course is affected by the current of the water (set and drift), her course is also altered by wind. Vessels with greater surface area on the beam experience … Wikipedia
make up (the) leeway — Brit. struggle out of a bad position, especially by recovering lost time. → leeway … English new terms dictionary
