breaktime

[breyk-tahym]

noun

1. the time times at or during which a break is taken from work or other activity.

Word History and Origins

Origin of breaktime¹

break + time

Example Sentences

Liz Hopkin, along with fellow teacher Fiona Elias and a pupil, was stabbed during breaktime at Ysgol Dyffryn Aman in Carmarthenshire on 24 April 2024.

From BBC

“I have seen a huge increase in the number of students coming to access lunchtime football,” Ms Lowry-Johnson says, as well as fewer students wanting to go to the toilet at breaktime and during lessons “to check notifications”.

From BBC

Since Covid she has drop-ins at breaktime and lunchtime, and staff do morning "meets and greets" with pupils with social anxiety who do not attend school to try to persuade them to return.

From BBC

"Activities like walking or cycling to school, breaktime games, and after-school outdoor play can all help young people incorporate physical activity into their daily routines," Ryan said.

From Science Daily

"When it's breaktime, I normally just watch YouTube in bed."

From BBC