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Meaning of honeymoon period | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. A relatively brief period when a new leader is given greater leeway with respect to changes they wish to make.
  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.
  4. The early part of an intimate relationship, during which the couple are infatuated with each other.

Examples

“U.S. Presidents usually get a lot done at the very beginning of their terms, when they have a honeymoon period with Congress.”
“He said that, had it not still been my honeymoon period, I would have been fired.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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