school-time

Children happily play together during school-time.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • Hours of instruction: "school-time" refers to the period during the day when classes are held and students are required to attend school.
   • Years of schooling: "school-time" can also refer to the entire period of one's life spent attending school, typically from childhood through adolescence.

Usage Examples

• Hours of instruction:

  • School-time begins at 8:30 AM and ends at 3:00 PM. (The daily period of classes.)
  • During school-time, students must keep their phones turned off. (The hours when lessons take place.)

• Years of schooling:

  • My school-time was filled with happy memories of friends and teachers. (The years I spent as a student.)
  • She considers her school-time as the foundation of her career. (The period of formal education in her life.)

Advanced Usage

• "in school-time": during the official hours of school instruction.

  • The field trip will take place in school-time, so no extra hours will be needed. (The event occurs within regular class hours.)

• "out of school-time": outside of the regular school day.

  • He practiced the piano out of school-time, in the evenings. (He did the activity after school hours.)

Variants and Related Words

• School year (n): the annual period during which school is in session.

  • The school year runs from September to June. (The academic calendar.)

• School day (n): a day on which school is open and classes are held.

  • Monday is a full school day with seven periods. (A day of instruction.)

Synonyms

• Class time: the specific hours when lessons are conducted.

  • Class time is precious, so we avoid interruptions. (School-time as instructional hours.)

• Student years: the period of one's life as a student.

  • Her student years were marked by hard work and curiosity. (School-time as years of education.)

Related Idioms

• School of hard knocks: learning through difficult life experiences, not formal education.

  • He didn't attend university; he learned in the school of hard knocks. (He gained experience through hardship, not school-time.)

• Old school: traditional or old-fashioned in style or approach.

  • His teaching methods are old school, emphasizing memorization. (They reflect an earlier era, not modern school-time practices.)