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resume date

A resume date is the date on which work, service, or another activity starts again after a period of absence, suspension, or interruption.

In plain English

It marks the point when something that had stopped begins again. The pause could have been due to absence, suspension, or another interruption.

In context

Here, it denotes the date when the paused activity starts again.

Situation
Processing amendments, renewals, extensions, suspension, and termination
What it communicates
labels the date when activity starts again after a pause

Meaning limits

By itself, the term does not say why the activity stopped or whether anything else changes when it resumes.

Examples

“His start date was 3 April, but his resume date after sick leave was 22 May.”

Core meaning

“After the strike, the library announced a Monday resume date for evening classes.”

In context

  • start date Contrast

    A start date can be the first beginning of an activity, while a resume date is after an interruption.

  • date Broader Term

    A resume date is one kind of date.