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rain check

NOUN
guarantee of rescheduled event or offer
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And she advises that if the holiday itself feels too difficult, consider offering a rain check.

From Salon • Nov. 22, 2023

It used to be that when items you wanted were on sale but not available until after the sale ended, you would be able to get a rain check.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 11, 2022

Given the cold weather, we took a rain check.

From Washington Post • Mar. 10, 2022

Out-of-the-way Craters of the Moon still has the lifetime passes, but other areas that draw more visitors have run out, and officials authorized a rain check policy in mid-July.

From Washington Times • Aug. 2, 2017

If I had competitions, or if practice ran late, I’d have to take a rain check on the MSA.

From "Proud" by Ibtihaj Muhammad