on holiday

idiom

British

: experiencing a time away from home, school, or business usually in order to relax or travel

She spent two weeks on holiday in Italy.

Examples of on holiday in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Employers are scaling back on holiday festivities this year as part of belt-tightening, but employees' appetite for after-hours work activities has also waned. —Paige McGlauflin, Fortune, 13 Dec. 2023

While still on holiday in Spain, Garcia started applying for jobs. —Jessica Guynn, USA TODAY, 21 Mar. 2024

Community's homages were always additive, so this goof on holiday TV is also an ecstatic Christmas episode in its own right. —Chancellor Agard, EW.com, 6 Mar. 2024

In January of 2024, less than two weeks before the first deadline—and with the House and Senate still on holiday break—House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) announced an agreement on $1.59 trillion in spending for fiscal year 2024. —Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2024

Despite having no kids at home, the couple has gone all-in on holiday celebrations, sharing a view of their Christmas tree, which reaches their living room's ceiling. —Ingrid Vasquez, Peoplemag, 25 Dec. 2023

The king, who was on holiday, fell ill with an infection earlier in the week. —Amy Woodyatt, CNN, 2 Mar. 2024

Friday’s Key News Asian equities closed a positive week, mostly higher, with Japan on holiday for the Emperor’s Birthday. —Brendan Ahern, Forbes, 23 Feb. 2024

In many cultures, rice cakes are symbolic of an auspicious new year, so all shapes and sizes show up on holiday feast tables. —Saveur Editors, Saveur, 26 Jan. 2024