Historical clue formulations

• Vacation time, informally — 2023-08-31
• Time off, for short — 2021-11-07
• Vacation goal, in brief — 2020-08-26
• Goal of a vacation, informally — 2019-10-18
• Time off, informally — 2019-09-11
• Time off, informally — 2019-05-13
• Vacation time, informally — 2015-03-17
• What a vacay provides — 2013-11-15
• Absence with leave? — 2013-02-01
• Rat race remedy, briefly — 2011-12-16
• Down time — 2011-06-05
• Service break — 2011-04-14
• Vacation time, for short — 2011-04-13
• Dec. holiday plans? — 2007-12-30
• Time off — 2007-12-07
• Break, briefly ... or a hint to this puzzle's theme — 2007-06-04
• Time off — 2005-04-23
• Weary worker's wish — 2004-06-26
• Downtime, so to speak — 2003-04-27
• Time off, briefly — 2003-01-15
• Down time — 2000-04-12
• Time off — 1997-10-16
• Sunbathing, reading, etc. — 1994-02-20
• Leave time — 1994-01-19