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rain check

NOUN
guarantee of rescheduled event or offer
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I replied: “Unless you wanna come to me and bring your laptop along, let’s rain check until you have more flexibility.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 10, 2026

And she advises that if the holiday itself feels too difficult, consider offering a rain check.

From Salon ● Nov. 22, 2023

Given the cold weather, we took a rain check.

From Washington Post ● Mar. 10, 2022

But instead of a first look, fans got a rain check.

From Seattle Times ● Aug. 10, 2012

“I’ll take a rain check on those empanadas, Beatriz. We gotta go help my grandfather with something.”

From "Like Vanessa" by Tami Charles




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