grace period

1. A length of time during which rules or penalties are waived or deferred.

   The fees begin to accrue after a one-month grace period.

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   грейс пери́одgrejs períod

   a period of time past the deadline for fulfilling an obligation during which a penalty that would be imposed for being late is waived, especially an extended period granted as a special favor

1. There is no grace period until the deadline.

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2. The Israeli government announced a month-long grace period for paying taxes.

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3. I'll give you one more grace period, Tom. But tomorrow, the job must be ready.

   deIch geb dir noch eine Gnadenfrist, Tom. Aber morgen muss die Arbeit fertig sein. — raggione

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