practice run
Warmup before performance
A practice run is a trial attempt before the real thing—a rehearsal meant to work out problems and build familiarity.
Athletes do practice runs before competitions, speakers do them before presentations.
The term applies broadly to any preliminary effort: Let's do a practice run of the evacuation procedure.
Also called a dry run or trial run.
- dry runPractice session beforehand
- trial runPreliminary test attempt
- test runPreliminary performance check
- walkthroughSequential instructional guide
- simulationImitation of real processes
run-through · shakedown · mockup · mock trial · drill · exercise · warm-up · pilot · table read · soft launch · stress test · tryout · tune-up · staging · preview · pregame · demonstration · dummy run
- trainingtraining, basic training, training session, employee training, apprenticeships
- trying things outtesting, experimenting, trialing, attempting, tryout
- experimentationexperimentation, experimenting, trial run, test run, attempts
- pretendingpretend, pretending, fake, feign, make-believe
- beginningsbegin, beginning, start, first, opening
- guidesguide, research guide, guidebook, tour guide, hiking guide
practice runthe real thing
Authentic original version
live performance · game day · competition · opening night · for keeps
practice runfinal performance
Last scheduled appearance
last chance · closing night · endgame · post-mortem · culmination
practice, practical, rehearsal, practiced, practices, impractical, practically, practicality, practicable