playing period
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Definition
Noun: 1. A segment of time in a structured game or performance during which active competition or action is officially happening and the clock is running. This term specifically refers to the timed portions of an event when the game or match is live, as opposed to breaks, halftime, or intermissions.
Usage
The term "playing period" is used to discuss the official, active duration of a game or performance. It is a formal term common in sports commentary, rulebooks, and official reports.
Examples: * The first playing period ended with the home team leading by two points. * According to the rules, each playing period in ice hockey lasts twenty minutes. * An injury during the final playing period forced him to leave the field.
Advanced Usage
- "period of play": This is a common alternative phrasing with identical meaning.
- A crucial error in the second period of play cost them the match.
Variants and Related Words
- Period (n): In many timed sports like hockey, basketball, or soccer, "period" is used synonymously with "playing period" to denote a quarter, half, or other segment of the game.
- He scored a goal in the third period.
- Inning (n): In baseball or cricket, this is the specific term for a team's turn to bat, constituting a distinct playing period.
- Rain stopped play in the 4th inning.
- Half (n): In sports like soccer or rugby, this refers to one of the two main playing periods of the match.
- Quarter (n): In sports like basketball or American football, this refers to one of four main playing periods.
Synonyms
- Session of play
- Stretch of play
- Segment of the game
Antonyms
- Stoppage time / Time-out: A temporary halt in the playing period.
- Intermission / Halftime: The scheduled break between playing periods.
- Off-time: Time when the game is not officially in progress.
Noun
- (in games or plays or other performances) the time during which play proceeds
- rain stopped play in the 4th inning