playtime

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/ˈpleɪtaɪm/

noun

Time for play or diversion.

“The school bell rings to mark the end of playtime.”

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recessbreaktimebreakplayday
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Meanings

nounplaytime (countable and uncountable, plural playtimes)

plural playtimes

  1. countableuncountableTime for play or diversion.
  2. AustraliaUKcountableuncountableA time when children can play outside during the school day.

    The school bell rings to mark the end of playtime.

    Synonyms: recess, breaktime, break

  3. figurativelyuncountableA duration of time when one is not as serious or committed as one could be, especially in a conflict of sorts.

    I thought I could go easy on you and win, but I suppose playtime is over.

  4. countableuncountableThe duration of a recording.

    The longest track on the album has a playtime of eight minutes.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA time when children can play outside during the school day.

Similar
recessbreaktimebreak

More synonyms by meaning

nountime for play or diversion

Similar
playday
Broader
leisureleisure time
Also see
breaktimefuntimeplayday

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From play + time.

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 課間 /课间
  • 課間 /课间 (kèjiān)time when children can play outside during the school day
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APA

playtime. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/playtime

MLA

“playtime.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/playtime. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “playtime,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/playtime.

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