half-term

See also: half term

English

Adjective

half-term (not comparable)

1. (UK) Pertaining to the half term school holiday.
   • 1992, John Penn, Mortal Term, Ulverscroft Large Print, →ISBN:

     The Roystones took advantage of the long half-term break and went to Paris.

   • 1997, Maureen Sutton, A Lincolnshire Calendar:

     Before 1974 the children of Lincoln were given an annual day's holiday for the mayor's birthday, but this is now calculated as part of the school Spring half-term holiday, so this seems the best location at which to place it.

   • 2012, Marcia Willett, The Courtyard, Hachette UK, →ISBN:

     The half-term trip to Nethercombe had to be postponed because of her funeral and John felt a new guilt.

   • 2022 November 30, “Stop & Examine”, in RAIL, number 971, page 87:

     The cartoon dog made its debut in half-term week in October, featuring on promotional children's tickets as well as fun children's activities such as colouring sheets and spot the difference.

Noun

half-term (plural half-terms)

1. (UK) Alternative form of half term.