rain out

Idioms  

1. Force the cancellation or postponement of some event owing to bad weather. For example, Our picnic was rained out, but we hope to have it next week. [1920s]

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Example Sentences

The two cards that were rained out over the weekend will be made up Monday and Wednesday, with free parking and admission.

From Los Angeles Times

“You mean there might be radioactive contamination in that rain out there right now?”

From Literature

The family covered up the broken windows with bin bags to keep the wind and rain out during the height of the storm.

From BBC

The environmental group has been conducting habitat restoration in the reserve since 2019, with this weekend’s event also a late celebration of Earth Day, after a prior event was rained out.

From Los Angeles Times

“We still have a little bit of rain out there now so those totals could go up a bit,” Kittell said, but it won’t be by much.

From Los Angeles Times