raincheck

See also: rain check

English

Noun

raincheck (plural rainchecks)

1. Alternative form of rain check

Verb

raincheck (third-person singular simple present rainchecks, present participle rainchecking, simple past and past participle rainchecked)

1. (transitive, intransitive) To take a rain check on; to postpone.

   Alternative form: rain-check

   • 2018, Lindy Cameron, Redback:

     Jana planted her hands on her hips, rainchecked the promise of allegiance, and continued the challenging stare.

   • 2019, Anne Marsh, Her Intern: A Hot Billionaire Workplace Romance:

     Golden Gate Park—check. Line too long for cable car so rainchecking that.

   • 2020, “Sunday Best”, in Everything is Beautiful, performed by Princess Nokia:

     But you can't yet, yeah / Sorry, had to raincheck / Had to freeze the time, read your mind