Etymology Journal · A
At least the weekend's almost here
Meaning
- Used by office workers and students to cope with the drudgery of the work week. It is a shared sigh of relief that the finish line is in sight.
Relieved, exhausted
Used in a sentence
- This meeting has been awful, but at least the weekend's almost here.
- I'm so tired, but at least the weekend's almost here.
- We have a lot of work to finish, but at least the weekend's almost here.
The backstory
This is a modern idiom born from the two-day weekend structure of standard employment. It reflects the collective cultural focus on Friday afternoons.
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