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honeymoon period

honeymoon period noun: a relatively brief period when a new leader is given greater leeway with respect to changes they wish to make.

Noun

honeymoon period (plural honeymoon periods)

  1. A relatively brief period when a new leader is given greater leeway with respect to changes they wish to make.
    • U.S. Presidents usually get a lot done at the very beginning of their terms, when they have a honeymoon period with Congress.
  2. A relatively brief period when a new loan has a low introductory interest rate that features prominently in advertising.
  3. The length of time at the start of something new, particularly a new job, in which mistakes may be overlooked.
    • He said that, had it not still been my honeymoon period, I would have been fired.
  4. The early part of an intimate relationship, during which the couple are infatuated with each other.

Forms of honeymoon period

pluralhoneymoon periods

Questions about honeymoon period

What does honeymoon period mean?
Honeymoon period means a relatively brief period when a new leader is given greater leeway with respect to changes they wish to make.
What part of speech is honeymoon period?
Honeymoon period is a noun.
What is the plural of honeymoon period?
The plural of honeymoon period is honeymoon periods.

Words near honeymoon period in the dictionary

  1. honeymoon
  2. honeymoon flies
  3. honeymoon fly
  4. Honeymoon Island
  5. honeymoon palsy
  6. honeymoon period
  7. honeymoon periods
  8. honeymoon rhinitis
  9. honeymoon whist
  10. Honeymoon-Holyghost
  11. honeymooned

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