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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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