on holiday BrE
on vacation AmE *

When he went on holiday for a week, I stood in.

To meet some nice people to go on holiday with.

So do their two older children, a daughter and another son, when they are on holiday from university.

I remember my mother being given one on holiday about 20 years ago.

He died seven days ago while on holiday in America.

And, at least during the season, most of the people look as though they are on holiday.

I haven't thought about what will happen when they get old enough to want to go on holiday without me.

Even when they are on holiday, our people never stop working.

A few weeks later she went on holiday without him.

He must have been on holiday at the time, and can't remember anything.