midterm break

Meaning

Noun

• A break (frequently, week-long) in classes taking place somewhere between the end of the first third and start of the last third of a semester (term), this may coincide with a mid-semester examination period (midterms).

Related

Narrower meaning words

• ped week / pedagogical week
• spring break
• harvest break

Origin

• midterm + break.
• From being a break in schooling during the middle of a term (semester).