Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

breaktime

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.24 in modern English

Syllables: break-time
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A break for a worker or workers that splits a period of work.

American usage; Countable; Uncountable

noun

A break for schoolchildren between lessons.

British usage; Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"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.)"
"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."
"The significance of breaktimes as a mechanism for children to develop social competence is highlighted in much of Peter Blatchford's work."
"Designed by architects working for Norman Foster, it had no playground and no morning breaktime."

Etymology

From break + time.

Usage

American usage
Countable
Uncountable
British usage

Inflected Forms

breaktimes (plural) break time (alternative)

Synonyms

lunchtime playtime recess

Questions

What does breaktime mean?: A break for a worker or workers that splits a period of work.
Where does breaktime come from?: From break + time.

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