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# playtime

noun (playtime, playtimes — mainly uncountable)

«playtime» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Playtime is a time for playing, especially the break at school when children go outside. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/playtime/#m1)
2. Any time set aside for a child or a pet to play. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/playtime/#m2)

### In the lessons

In UK, Irish, Australian and New Zealand schools «playtime» is the short morning or afternoon break (in the USA «recess»). In stories about school, things happen «at playtime» in the playground. In everyday life: «It's playtime for the puppy». Phrases: at playtime, after playtime, playtime is over, wet playtime (indoor play when it rains).

### Examples

- We play tag at playtime. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/playtime/#x1)
- Playtime is over, back to class! [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/playtime/#x2)
- It rained, so we had wet playtime inside. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/playtime/#x3)
- I forgot my snack for playtime. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/playtime/#x4)
- The teacher on duty watches us at playtime. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/playtime/#x5)
- The kitten has its playtime in the evening. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/playtime/#x6)
- After playtime we had maths. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/playtime/#x7)
- The old people in the nurseries took no notice of them, and the holluschickie kept to their own grounds, and the babies had a beautiful playtime. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/playtime/#x8)

### Note

One word. Usually used without «a»: «at playtime». American English says «recess»; «break» is also common in the UK. It is a time, not a place — the place is the «playground».

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «playtime» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/playtime/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«playtime» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/playtime.html) on Mova free.