rain date
noun
: an alternative date set aside for use if a scheduled event must be postponed due to rain
Examples of rain date in a Sentence
The bike trip is scheduled for May 18th, with a rain date of May 25th.
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If there’s no rain date, pick a covered spot.
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Get a permit.
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Laura Fenton, Curbed, 17 June 2024
Dolan also made a motion that passed to have a rain date for the event Aug. 14, the following Wednesday.
—Bridget Fogarty, Journal Sentinel, 19 Feb. 2024
The festival will be at the Christian Athletic Association Park (CAA Park) at 202 Ingleside Avenue from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. A rain date is set for the following Sunday, Sept. 17.
—Katia Parks, Baltimore Sun, 31 Aug. 2023
Two rain dates are planned in case of inclement weather, both at the same time and location: on Thursday or on June 4.
—Staff Report, Chicago Tribune, 28 May 2023
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Laura Fenton, Curbed, 17 June 2024
Dolan also made a motion that passed to have a rain date for the event Aug. 14, the following Wednesday.
—Bridget Fogarty, Journal Sentinel, 19 Feb. 2024
The festival will be at the Christian Athletic Association Park (CAA Park) at 202 Ingleside Avenue from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. A rain date is set for the following Sunday, Sept. 17.
—Katia Parks, Baltimore Sun, 31 Aug. 2023
Two rain dates are planned in case of inclement weather, both at the same time and location: on Thursday or on June 4.
—Staff Report, Chicago Tribune, 28 May 2023
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“Rain date.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rain%20date. Accessed 9 Feb. 2025.
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