gap year

noun

: a one-year hiatus from academic studies to allow for nonacademic activities

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After two seasons as the Miami Marlins manager, Skip Schumaker took a gap year before being named Bruce Bochy’s successor in Texas. Katie Woo, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025 After high school, Neutra deferred his college studies to spend a gap year in Israel. Rachel Wolf, FOXNews.com, 7 Oct. 2025 Pierpaolo Piccioli is back in the thick of it again, after what turned out to be his gap year from Valentino. Sarah Mower, Vogue, 3 Oct. 2025 Making the most of your child's time during a gap year Parents shouldn't expect redshirting to be a one-stop solution for academic success, Boutakidis said. Erick Trevino, AZCentral.com, 26 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for gap year

Word History

First Known Use

1978, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of gap year was in 1978

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“Gap year.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gap%20year. Accessed 17 Oct. 2025.

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