new year

noun1

1. •
   The next year; the year following the current year, especially the early part of it.

   • We hoped that things would be better in the new year.

noun2

1. •
   A period covering the first few days of a calendar year.

   • We never go away at the New Year because on New Year’s Day the whole family gets together.
2. •
   In particular, January 1 in the Julian and Gregorian calendar (New Year’s Day) and the days following.