half-term
Midpoint academic pause
Half-term is a short break in the middle of a school term, typically lasting about a week.
The word is primarily British: The kids are off for half-term next week.
It can also refer to the period itself: We're planning a trip for half-term.
Day of rest
- respiteShort pause from hardship
- pauseTemporary cessation of activity
- hiatusBreak in activity
- breatherBrief period of rest
downtime · leisure · relaxation · rest · reprieve · interlude · time-off · recess
Movement toward improvement
- evaluationDetermining worth or quality
- midpointExact center between two
- feedbackReturned response data
- reportsFormal written findings
assessments · grades · review · catchup · revision · coursework · deadlines · milestones
Planned travel somewhere
- destinationIntended arrival point
- excursionBrief recreational trip
- sightseeingVisiting places of interest
- resortPlace for getaways
adventure · exploration · journey · escape · mini-break · day-trip · camping · seaside
holiday
Day of rest
breather · downtime · leisure · relaxation · rest · reprieve · interlude · time-off · recess · interval
progress
Movement toward improvement
- evaluationDetermining worth or quality
- midpointExact center between two
- feedbackReturned response data
reports · assessments · grades · review · catchup · revision · coursework · deadlines · milestones · schoolwork
trip
Planned travel somewhere
- destinationIntended arrival point
- excursionBrief recreational trip
- sightseeingVisiting places of interest
resort · adventure · exploration · journey · escape · mini-break · day-trip · camping · seaside · countryside
- academic calendaracademic year, trimester, quarter, session, start date
- girls' boarding schoolsdormitories, dorms, uniforms, headmistress, house system
- mid-term breakreading week, October break, February break
- educationeducation, school, schools, teachers, students
- British educationgrammar schools, comprehensive schools, state schools, primary education, secondary education
- UK Schoolsprimary school, primary schools, secondary schools, secondary school, comprehensive schools
half-termsummer holiday
Warm-season time off
summer vacation · long vacation · summer break · winter break · spring break
half-termterm time
Academic instruction period
school term · full term · school days · term · class time
half, term, terminal, terminate, halve, semester, midterm, terminology, halftime