Period Of Play (Noun)
Meaning
(in games or plays or other performances) the time during which play proceeds; "rain stopped play in the 4th inning".
Classification
Nouns denoting time and temporal relations.
Examples
- The football match was abandoned after 70 minutes of play due to the heavy rain that made the pitch unplayable during that period of play.
- A brief period of play was delayed due to an injury sustained by one of the players.
- In chess, a time control is the length of time a player has for a certain period of play, such as the entire game or a specific section of it.
- Rain stopped play in the 4th inning of the baseball game, causing a delay of over an hour before the period of play resumed.
- During the second period of play, the team's defense began to tire, allowing their opponents to score several goals.