From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishRelated topics: Educationplaytimeplay‧time /ˈpleɪtaɪm/ noun [uncountable]1a period of time during which a child can play
Don’t let TV take up too much of your child’s playtime.2SE British EnglishPLAY A GAME OR SPORT a period of time at a school when children can go outside and playSYN recess American EnglishExamples from the Corpusplaytime• We go round in this sort of threesome at playtime.• At playtime she opened the tin and let the cockroachfly into my blouse.• They chant their tables before playtime with tops, skippingropes and hoops.• Even playtime breaks and lunch time seemed to be lost in a day of intense and purposeful activity.• The Class runs for an hour and it is playtime for the 24 children.• He loved Berlin with its light professionaldemands and its multitude of playtimedelights.• Missing some playtime was punishment enough for the hitting.• There appears to be no syllabus, no timetable, no formaldivision of work into school subjects, no specificplaytimes.
