three-day weekend
Monday off bonus
A three-day weekend is a weekend extended by one day, typically because a holiday falls on Friday or Monday.
The phrase suggests leisure time rather than just time off—people plan trips, projects, or simply enjoy the extra day: We're heading to the coast for the three-day weekend.
In the U.S., several federal holidays create predictable three-day weekends: Memorial Day, Labor Day, Presidents' Day.
- holidayDay of rest
- federal holidayCongressionally recognized day off
- mini vacationBrief leisure travel
- time offScheduled absence from duties
- out of officeTemporarily unreachable at work
getaway · staycation · relaxation · road trip · hit the road · long drive · sleep in · barbecue · Memorial Day · Labor Day · day off · break · recharge · lazy · brunch · beach house · camping · freedom
- time offvacation, holiday, break, rest, day off
- holidaysChristmas, Easter, Thanksgiving, Halloween, Valentine's Day
- time wordsminute, hour, day, now, soon
- weekMonday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday
- Military HolidaysMemorial Day, Veterans Day, fallen heroes, remembrance, veteran
work versus rest
three-day weekendworkday
Standard labor period
weekend shift · crunch time · overtime · double shift · mandatory overtime