School Day (Noun)
Meaning 1
Any day on which school is in session; "go to bed early because tomorrow is a school day".
Classification
Nouns denoting time and temporal relations.
Examples
- The alarm blared loudly, signaling it was time to get up for a school day.
- Many parents struggle to get their kids to finish their homework on a school day.
- Tomorrow is a school day so make sure to lay out your clothes and pack your backpack tonight.
- She always made her kids go to bed early because she believed a school day required plenty of rest.
- The family had to reschedule their trip for a non-holiday weekend since most weekdays are school days for the kids.
Meaning 2
The period of instruction in a school; the time period when school is in session; "stay after school"; "he didn't miss a single day of school"; "when the school day was done we would walk home together".
Classification
Nouns denoting time and temporal relations.
Examples
- The students usually stayed after school to work on their science project.
- Teachers often meet with parents at the end of the school day to discuss student progress.
- I loved walking my sister home when the school day was over so we could spend more time together.
- He was so excited for the summer break that he had trouble focusing during the last school day.
- Through the length of the school day, homework was a constant concern for the overworked students.