working week

ˈwɜːkɪŋ wiːk

Definition of working week - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

British

days Monday to Friday for work

In the UK, the working week is usually Monday to Friday.

workweek

work schedule

total hours or days assigned for work

Her working week consists of 40 hours.

work schedule

workweek

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Expressions with working

working stiff

average employee, especially one with a routine, low-paying job

He's just another working stiff trying to make ends meet.

working around the clock

adj.

continuously working without stopping

The team is working around the clock to meet the deadline.

it's hell working there

exp.

extremely unpleasant work environment causing stress or discomfort

It's hell working there with all the constant pressure.

working hard or hardly working

exp.

humorous way to ask if someone is working hard or not

He walked by my desk and said, 'working hard or hardly working?'

working on borrowed time

adj.

functioning beyond expected lifespan

The ancient computer is working on borrowed time and could fail any day.

working day

hours in a day dedicated to work

Her working day starts at 9 AM.

Expressions with week

hell week

period of extreme stress or difficulty

Final exams turned into a hell week for the students.

a week on Sunday

the Sunday after the coming Sunday

The party is a week on Sunday.

flavor of the week

something popular for a short time

That band is just the flavor of the week.

monster of the week

recurring villain in episodic fiction

The show features a new monster of the week in each episode.

week in and week out

adv.

happening every week without fail

She visits her grandmother week in and week out.

week in, week out

adv.

every week without exception

She visits her grandmother week in, week out.

day of the week

any one of the seven days in a week

Monday is the first day of the week.

each week

adv.

happening every week without exception

She visits her grandmother each week.

every week

adv.

occurs weekly without missing a week

The team meets every week for updates.

last week

adv.

in the previous seven days

She started her new job last week.

Terms with working week included in their meaning

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hump day

workweek

middle day of the working week

acr.

acr: full time

working the whole number of hours in a week

weekly rest

time

regular day or period each week used for relaxing and not working

Examples of working week in a sentence

She prefers to schedule meetings during the working week.
The working week in some countries is only four days.
He adjusted his working week to accommodate his studies.

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French:semaine de travail, temps de travail, ...
German:Arbeitswoche, Wochenarbeitszeit, ...
Italian:settimana lavorativa, ...
Spanish:semana laboral, jornada laboral, ...
Portuguese:semana de trabalho, jornada de trabalho, ...
Chinese:工作周, 工时, ...
Japanese:平日, ...
Arabic:أسبوع العمل, أُسْبُوع عَمَل, ...
Hebrew:שָׁבוּעַ עֲבוֹדָה, שְׁבוּעַ עֲבוֹדָה, ...
Russian:рабочая неделя, трудовая неделя, ...
Ukrainian:робочий тиждень, ...
Hindi:कार्य सप्ताह, साप्ताहिक कार्य समय, ...
Bengali:কর্মসপ্তাহ, ...
Catalan:setmana laboral, jornada laboral, ...
Czech:pracovní týden, pracovní doba, ...
Danish:arbejdsuge, arbejdstid, ...
Dutch:werkweek, ...
Greek:εργάσιμη εβδομάδα, εβδομάδα εργασίας, ...
Hungarian:munkahét, munkaidő, ...
Khmer:សប្តាហ៍ការងារ, ម៉ោងការងារប្រចាំសប្តាហ៍, ...
Korean:근무 주간, 근무 시간, ...
Persian:هفته کاری, ...
Polish:tydzień pracy, ...
Portuguese (BR):semana útil, ...
Romanian:săptămâna de lucru, săptămână de lucru, ...
Swedish:arbetsvecka, arbetstid, ...
Thai:สัปดาห์ทำงาน, ...
Turkish:çalışma haftası, ...
Vietnamese:tuần làm việc, thời gian làm việc, ...

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Definition of working week - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

Expressions with working

Expressions with week

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Examples of working week in a sentence

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