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

Madrid’s players finally got to go on holiday on July 10, after losing 4-0 to Paris Saint-Germain in the semi-finals in the United States. —Dermot Corrigan, New York Times, 15 Aug. 2025

Much of continental Europe will be on holiday on Friday, and data may be sparse too. —Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 10 Aug. 2025

Winnie Harlow cools off in a light brown triangle bikini while on holiday in Formentera, Spain on July 30. —Toria Sheffield, People.com, 5 Aug. 2025

Kimmel, who is currently on holiday, was first to respond, in part with a dig, and also with a little promotion for one of his side hustles, a new episode of ABC’s Who Wants to Be a Millionaire starring his nemesis Matt Damon and Jeopardy! host Ken Jennings. —Peter White, Deadline, 29 July 2025

Rhymes for on holiday

• andromache
• bioassay
• cabriolet
• cercariae
• communique
• companionway
• compositae
• decussate
• examinee
• fabaceae
• glyphosate
• microarray