long weekend

noun

: a weekend that includes the Friday before, the Monday after, or both because one does not have to work or go to school on those days

We took Friday off and went to the coast for a long weekend.

Examples of long weekend in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

After his stop in Alabama, Trump is scheduled to travel to Florida for a long weekend at his Mar-a-Lago resort. —Michelle L. Price and Kim Chandler, Los Angeles Times, 2 May 2025

Wall Street is heading into a long weekend, but when bankers return to work on Monday, earnings season will be in full swing — with a lot of potential targets for options traders. —Jesse Pound, CNBC, 17 Apr. 2025

Some of these itineraries might already be on your list, others may surprise you, and all can be completed in a long weekend. —Stephanie Vermillion, Outside Online, 10 Apr. 2025

To mark the occasion, the museum—considered Paris’s top institution for modern and contemporary art—celebrated with a long weekend of festivities, along with free entry to the collection. —Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 11 Mar. 2025

Rhymes for long weekend

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• comprehend
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• amend
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• ascend
• attend
• backend
• befriend