days of grace

American  

noun

1. days, usually three, allowed by law or custom for payment after a bill or note falls due.

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days of grace British  

plural noun

1. days permitted by custom for payment of a promissory note, bill of exchange, etc, after it falls due

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Etymology

Origin of days of grace

1840–50; translation of Latin diēs grātiae

Example Sentences

That took him to the Cannes Film Festival for the first time, a journey he repeated in 2011 with Everardo Gout’s “Days of Grace,” for which he won the Ariel, the Mexican equivalent to the Oscars, as best actor.

From Seattle Times

A watershed moment came when Huerta was cast as the lead in the searing 2011 thriller “Days of Grace,” directed by Everardo Gout.

From New York Times

“You don’t get the 100 days of grace period any more,” said Tamar Hermann, a political scientist at the Israel Democracy Institute and the Open University.

From Washington Post

In his memoir Days of Grace, Ashe wrote that Connors had smacked the ball “with a force that bordered on vindictiveness”.

From The Guardian

Other states said they would allow a few days of grace for people to get used to the new rule.

From The Guardian