holiday break
Time off work
A holiday break is a period away from work or school coinciding with a holiday season, especially the stretch from late December through early January encompassing Christmas and New Year's: The kids are home for holiday break.
In academic contexts, it may also refer to shorter recesses around Thanksgiving or spring holidays.
- vacationLeisure time away
- getawaySwift departure or retreat
- recessPause in activity
- respiteShort pause from hardship
- out of officeTemporarily unreachable at work
time off work · summer · Christmas · escape · relaxation · rest and relaxation · travel · plane tickets · time-off · leisure · beach · sandy beaches · resort · family · family reunion · staycation · unwind · freedom
- school eventsgraduation, commencement, graduation day, graduation ceremony, kindergarten graduation
- school absencessick day, snow day, field trip, suspension, expulsion
- school calendaracademic calendar, semester, trimester, quarter, fall semester
- Winter BreakChristmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, New Year's Eve, New Year's Day
- academic calendaracademic term, academic year, semester, trimester, quarter
- elementary education Europeprimary school, basic education, literacy, numeracy, reading
holiday breakworkday
Standard labor period
school day · working hours · term time · business hours · on duty
holiday breaksick day
Paid absence for illness
sick leave · medical leave · emergency leave · mandatory overtime · compulsory attendance
holiday, break, holidays, breaks, holy, hallowed, breaking, broken, breaker