Meaning & use
post-holiday
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Meanings
adjectivebefore a noun
Happening or existing after a holiday or holidays.
Grammar: Usually used before a noun: post-holiday sales, post-holiday blues.
Patterns
- post-holiday sales
- post-holiday blues
- post-holiday period
The store is having a post-holiday sale this week.
Many people feel a bit sad during the post-holiday period.
Post-holiday travel is usually cheaper than traveling in December.
adverbinformal
After a holiday or holidays.
Grammar: Used without an object, often at the end of a sentence: We met post-holiday.
Patterns
- meet post-holiday
- return post-holiday
We always catch up post-holiday to share photos.
She went back to work post-holiday feeling refreshed.
Common combinations
- post-holiday sale
- I bought a coat at the post-holiday sale.
- post-holiday blues
- He had a case of the post-holiday blues after New Year.
- post-holiday season
- The post-holiday season is quiet at the office.
Synonyms and how they differ
- after-holiday
- After-holiday is a less common synonym and is used in similar contexts, but post-holiday is more standard.
Opposites
Word family
- holiday noun
- A day or period of celebration or rest.
- pre-holiday adjective
- Happening before a holiday.
Commonly confused: post-holiday or postal?
post-holiday vs postal
Postal relates to mail, while post-holiday relates to time after a holiday.
Practice
Choose the correct sentence.
Choose one answer.
Post-holiday is an adjective meaning after a holiday, so it directly modifies sale. The other options add unnecessary or incorrect time words.
Make it your own
Write a sentence using “post-holiday”, then check it and compare it with the examples above.