midterm break

English

Alternative forms

• mid-term break

Etymology

midterm +‎ break. From being a break in schooling during the middle of a term (semester).

Noun

midterm break (plural midterm breaks)

1. A break (frequently, week-long) in classes taking place somewhere between the end of the first third and start of the last third of a semester (term), this may coincide with a mid-semester examination period (midterms).

Hyponyms

• ped week / pedagogical week
• spring break
  • March break
• harvest break

Coordinate terms

• reading week
• revision week