period of play

Noun
  1. (in games or plays or other performances) the time during which play proceeds (synset 115281726)
    "rain stopped play in the 4th inning"
    referred to in: game - a contest with rules to determine a winner
    is a type of: amount, measure, quantity - how much there is or how many there are of something that you can quantify
    subtypes:
    • golf hole, hole - one playing period (from tee to green) on a golf course
    • set - a unit of play in tennis or squash
    has:
    • chukka, chukker - (polo) one of six divisions into which a polo match is divided
    • frame, inning - (baseball) one of nine divisions of play during which each team has a turn at bat
    • bout, round, turn - (sports) a division during which one team is on the offensive
    • first period - the first division into which the play of a game is divided
    • second period - the second division into which the play of a game is divided
    • final period - the final division into which the play of a game is divided
    • half - one of two divisions into which some games or performances are divided: the two divisions are separated by an interval
    • period - (ice hockey) one of three divisions into which play is divided in hockey games
    • quarter - (football, professional basketball) one of four divisions into which some games are divided
    • over - (cricket) the division of play during which six balls are bowled at the batsman by one player from the other team from the same end of the pitch
    is a part of: athletic game - a game involving athletic activity
    same as: play, playing period

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