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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The concerts are held on Fridays at 7:30 p.m. with Saturday rain dates for some of them.
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Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 6 July 2025
If a show is canceled due to inclement weather, the makeup rain date will be the following evening, Friday.
—Kirby Adams, The Courier-Journal, 2 July 2025
The rain date is Wednesday night to be completed on Thursday.
—Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 24 June 2025
If there’s no rain date, pick a covered spot.
Illustration: by Graham Roumieu
Get a permit.
—Laura Fenton, Curbed, 17 June 2024
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Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 6 July 2025
If a show is canceled due to inclement weather, the makeup rain date will be the following evening, Friday.
—Kirby Adams, The Courier-Journal, 2 July 2025
The rain date is Wednesday night to be completed on Thursday.
—Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 24 June 2025
If there’s no rain date, pick a covered spot.
Illustration: by Graham Roumieu
Get a permit.
—Laura Fenton, Curbed, 17 June 2024
See All Example Sentences for rain date
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“Rain date.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rain%20date. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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