I was on a small vacation vs little vacation

Both phrases are correct, but they have slightly different meanings. 'I was on a small vacation' implies that the vacation was short in duration, while 'little vacation' suggests that the vacation was not significant in some way. The choice between the two depends on the specific context and the intended meaning.

Last updated: March 22, 2024 • 6075 views

I was on a small vacation

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

This phrase is used to indicate that the speaker was on a vacation that was short in duration.

Examples:

I was on a small vacation last weekend.
She went on a small vacation to the beach.

Alternatives:

I went on a brief vacation.
I took a short vacation.

little vacation

This phrase is correct but less commonly used in English.

This phrase can be used to convey that the vacation was not significant in some way, such as being uneventful or not very enjoyable.

Examples:

We had a little vacation at the cabin.
It was just a little vacation, nothing special.

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He just needs a little vacation.
Listen, I'm thinking about taking a little vacation to Michigan.
Even after a little vacation, they hassled him at the airport.
A little vacation with the fiancée, you know?
I finally get to spend a little vacation time with my daughter.
Thought I'd stick around awhile, burn up a little vacation time, maybe even rent me a cabin.
It's just a little vacation I traded routes for...
Looks like you and me are taking a little vacation.
A lot of luggage for a little vacation.
My wife was always hawking me to take a little vacation.
Let's hope this little vacation will cure that.
You got a little vacation, that's all.
How about taking a little vacation?
We're taking a trip, a little vacation, thanks to Janos.
Yeah. My husband had to come for work... so we thought we'd make a little vacation of it.
But maybe we do deserve a little vacation from the tree house, right?
I put together some credit-card receipts putting everyone in Key West yesterday on a little vacation.
Actually, I was thinking about taking a little vacation.
It was just a little vacation romance.
My parents had this small little vacation house on Lake Hubbard, and now they've sold it without telling the rest of us.

Alternatives:

We had a short vacation.
It was a quick getaway.

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I was on a small vacation vs little vacation