turn of the year
Calendar's annual reset
The turn of the year is the period around December 31 and January 1, when one calendar year ends and another begins.
The phrase emphasizes transition rather than a specific date: We'll revisit the budget at the turn of the year.
It can also refer more loosely to the weeks surrounding this change.
- resolutionsFormal decisions or pledges
- holidayDay of rest
- midnightTwelve o'clock at night
- celebrationFestive event marking occasion
- solsticeDay of maximum tilt
countdown · stroke of midnight · closure · festivities · reflection · fireworks · ringing in · transition · ball drop · Times Square · midnight kiss · champagne · Auld Lang Syne · Gregorian calendar · renewal · hope · gratitude · nostalgia