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(US) A break for a worker or workers that splits a period of work..
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.)
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.
Use break time when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Break time means (US) A break for a worker or workers that splits a period of work..
Common synonyms include lunchtime, playtime, recess.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
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.)
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