dry run
Trial before performance
A dry run is a practice session or rehearsal before the real event.
The term comes from firefighting drills conducted without water.
Now it applies broadly: Let's do a dry run of the presentation before the meeting.
A dry run tests procedures, timing, or readiness without the stakes or resources of the actual performance.
- walkthroughSequential instructional guide
- rehearsalPre-performance practice session
- shakedownForceful extraction of payment
- practiceRepeated work toward mastery
- practice roundUnofficial preparatory attempt
drill · dummy run · test drive · mock-up · simulation · tryout · run through · pilot · beta test · stress testing · attempt · exercise · going through the motions · pipe-opener · debugging · warm-up · pretend · road test
- preliminarieswarmup, warm-up, qualifying exam, intro, preface
- experimentsexperiment, experiments, test, tests, trials
- practical traininghands-on training, hands-on learning, hands-on experience, hands-on practice, on-the-job training
- Practicedrills, rehearsal, warm-up, warmup, exercises
- preparationprepare, preparing, ready, readies, readiness
- trainingtraining, basic training, training session, employee training, apprenticeships
dry runthe real thing
Authentic original version
live performance · live event · opening night · game day · production run
dry runfinal performance
Last scheduled appearance
deployment · rollout · implementation · go-live · premiere
dry, dryness, drought, drying, dryer, drier, driest, trial run, dryly