breaktime

1. (US) A break for a worker or workers that splits a period of work.Examples: "2007, National Labor Relations Board (U.S.) (editor), Decisions and Orders of the National Labor Relations Board, Volume 346: November 28, 2005—May 8, 2006, page 39, Supervisor Laws asserts that when the incident occurred it was not the breaktime of either Tingler or Parnell. (4:760,789.)"

2. (UK) A break for schoolchildren between lessons.Examples: "It tends to evaluate the liking for, and the acceptance of, the pupils in their class as peers, rather than asking children to specifically select their friends, breaktime and home companions."; "The significance of breaktimes as a mechanism for children to develop social competence is highlighted in much of Peter Blatchford's work."; "Designed by architects working for Norman Foster, it had no playground and no morning breaktime."Synonyms: lunchtime, playtime, recess