back-to-school
Late summer sales
Back-to-school describes the period when students return to school after summer break, and the shopping, preparation, and marketing that accompany it: back-to-school sales, back-to-school supplies, the back-to-school rush.
The term functions almost exclusively as a modifier, appearing before nouns.
Late summer brings a flood of back-to-school advertising for clothes, supplies, and electronics.
Bags carried on shoulders
- notebooksBound blank pages
- pencilsGraphite writing implements
- bindersPaper-organizing ring holders
- crayonsWax pigment sticks
markers · folders · erasers · rulers · highlighters · pens · scissors · glue
Instructional sessions or groupings
- homeworkStudent assignments for outside class
- subjectsAreas of study
- curriculumEducational program's content plan
- syllabusCourse plan document
textbooks · studying · learning · teachers · professors · lectures · exams · grades
Post-summer cooling period
- fallDescend under gravity
- SeptemberYear's ninth month
- AugustEighth calendar month
- semesterHalf academic year
enrollment · registration · orientation · schedules · routines · carpools · countdown · calendar
State of eager enthusiasm
- nervesTense apprehension
- motivationImpetus toward a goal
- goalsIntended end results
- resolutionsFormal decisions or pledges
growth · change · opportunity · aspirations · anticipation · preparation · readiness · milestones
backpacks
Bags carried on shoulders
crayons · markers · folders · erasers · rulers · highlighters · pens · scissors · glue · calculators
classes
Instructional sessions or groupings
- homeworkStudent assignments for outside class
- subjectsAreas of study
- curriculumEducational program's content plan
syllabus · textbooks · studying · learning · teachers · professors · lectures · exams · grades · assignments
autumn
Post-summer cooling period
semester · enrollment · registration · orientation · schedules · routines · carpools · countdown · calendar
excitement
State of eager enthusiasm
- nervesTense apprehension
- motivationImpetus toward a goal
- goalsIntended end results
resolutions · growth · change · opportunity · aspirations · anticipation · preparation · readiness · milestones · transitions
sales
Revenue from goods moved
- discountsSubtractions from full price
- listsOrdered item collections
- couponsRedeemable discount certificates
budgeting · checkout · aisles · carts · uniforms · clothing · shoes · deals · promotions · hauls
- student lifetextbooks, student discounts, student housing, tuition costs, student loans
- Market Seasonalityearnings season, window dressing, fiscal year end, momentum shifts, grain futures
- mallsshopping mall, mall, galleria, food court, mall directory
- fashion seasonsspring, summer, fall, winter, autumn
back-to-schoolsummer vacation
Warm-season break from school
summer break · school's out · graduation · winter break · spring break
back-to-schoolvacation mode
Standby setting during absence
leisure time · free time · playtime · downtime · off-duty
back, school, schooling, schooled, schoolgirl, schoolboy, preschool, unschooled, preschooler