freedom of/room for manoeuvre

freedom of maneuver

The space and ability to make changes to something. Hurry up! We don't have much freedom of maneuver in our schedule! When you're dealing with kids, you have to build in some freedom of maneuver, because they certainly move at their own pace. A: "Please tell me we have some freedom of maneuver with the conference room today." B: "We do. Would 1:00 or 3:00 work better for you?"

See also: freedom, maneuver, of

room for/to maneuver

The space and ability to make changes to something. Hurry up! We don't have much room to maneuver in our schedule!

See also: for, maneuver, room, to

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freedom of/room for maˈnoeuvre

the chance to change the way that something happens and influence decisions that are made: Small businesses have limited room for manoeuvre.

See also: for, freedom, manoeuvre, of, room

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