Breaktime
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 A break for a worker or workers that splits a period of work. US, countable, uncountable
"2007, National Labor Relations Board (U.S.) (editor), Decisions and Orders of the National Labor Relations Board, Volume 346: November 28, 2005—May 8, 2006, page 39, Supervisor Laws asserts that when the incident occurred it was not the breaktime of either Tingler or Parnell. (4:760,789.)"
- 2 A break for schoolchildren between lessons. UK, countable, uncountable
"It tends to evaluate the liking for, and the acceptance of, the pupils in their class as peers, rather than asking children to specifically select their friends, breaktime and home companions."
Example
More examples"Tom had hardly any friends at school. He was a loner. At breaktime, he would stand in the playground on his own."
Etymology
From break + time.
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