semi-weekly

A magazine publishes a semi-weekly issue.

Definition

1. Adjective:

   • Occurring or appearing twice a week: "semi-weekly" describes something that happens or is published two times within a single week.

     • The semi-weekly newsletter is sent every Tuesday and Thursday.

2. Adverb:

   • In a manner that happens twice a week: "semi-weekly" modifies an action to indicate it occurs two times per week.

     • She attends the semi-weekly yoga class.

3. Noun:

   • A publication that appears twice a week: "semi-weekly" can refer to a periodical, such as a magazine or newspaper, that is issued two times each week.

     • The local semi-weekly covers community events and news.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:

  • The semi-weekly meetings are scheduled for Monday and Friday. (Meetings that occur twice a week.)
  • We subscribe to a semi-weekly journal. (A journal published twice a week.)

• Adverb:

  • The report is published semi-weekly. (The report is issued twice a week.)
  • He checks his email semi-weekly. (He checks his email two times per week.)

• Noun:

  • The semi-weekly has a circulation of 10,000 copies. (The twice-weekly publication.)
  • She writes columns for the semi-weekly. (She contributes to a publication that appears twice a week.)

Advanced Usage

• "to go semi-weekly": to change a schedule or publication frequency to twice a week.

  • The newspaper decided to go semi-weekly to save costs. (It changed from daily to twice-weekly publication.)

• "semi-weekly basis": used to describe an activity or event that happens twice a week as a regular pattern.

  • The team meets on a semi-weekly basis for training. (The team gathers twice a week for practice.)

Variants and Related Words

• Weekly (adj/adv): occurring once a week.

  • The weekly meeting is every Monday. (Once-a-week meeting.)

• Biweekly (adj/adv): occurring every two weeks or twice a week (context-dependent; often confused with "semi-weekly").

  • The biweekly report is issued every other Friday. (Every two weeks.)

• Semimonthly (adj/adv): occurring twice a month.

  • She receives a semimonthly paycheck on the 1st and 15th. (Twice per month.)

Synonyms

• Twice-weekly: occurring twice a week (more explicit synonym).

  • The twice-weekly classes are popular. (Classes held two times per week.)

• Bisweekly: a less common synonym meaning twice a week.

  • The bisweekly newsletter is sent on Tuesdays and Fridays. (Twice-weekly publication.)

Phrasal Verbs

• Issue semi-weekly: to release or distribute something twice a week.

  • The company issues updates semi-weekly. (They release updates two times per week.)

• Publish semi-weekly: to make public or print a publication twice a week.

  • They publish the magazine semi-weekly. (They print it twice a week.)

Related Idioms

• On a semi-weekly schedule: following a pattern of twice-weekly occurrences.

  • The committee meets on a semi-weekly schedule. (They meet twice a week.)

• Semi-weekly rhythm: a routine or pattern that involves events happening twice a week.

  • Her life settled into a semi-weekly rhythm of appointments. (Her schedule had events twice a week.)