second act

noun

Something a person devotes their later life to, after retiring or quitting a former occupation.

“After a successful career as a Wall Street stockbroker, Don built houses in Africa for a second act.”

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Meanings

nounsecond act (plural second acts)

plural second acts

  1. Something a person devotes their later life to, after retiring or quitting a former occupation.

    After a successful career as a Wall Street stockbroker, Don built houses in Africa for a second act.

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APA

second act. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/second%20act

MLA

“second act.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/second%20act. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “second act,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/second%20act.

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