class period
1
1.8
- noun
- /klæs ˈpɪrɪəd/
:
hora de clase
- Students were told at the beginning of each class period what the day's reinforcer would be.
- minute class periods
- a 50-minute class period
- regular class periods
Examples
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Students had up to the entire 45-minute class period to write.
Academic text (2013) -
At the secondary level, a class period can be used to give students extra assistance.
Academic text (2013) -
You can eat up half a class period just by being slow to move.
Fiction book (1996) -
And then next week we have two class periods scheduled.
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First of all, teachers, you are reminded that you need to post attendance within the first 10 minutes of each class period today.
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The survey was designed to be completed within a single 50-minute class period.
Academic text (2011) -
Evan's teachers stated that the target behavior occurred every day and often throughout the class period.
Academic text (2013) -
Students generally attend school for 174 days, with seven class periods of fifty minutes each.
Academic text (1991) -
School personnel administered surveys during one class period of approximately 45-50 minutes.
Academic text (2011) -
The teacher announced that the next class period would focus on mathematics.
Synonyms
∞
2.1
A length of time with a clear start and end, like a class or game segment
532
1.0
A period of teaching about one subject
A scheduled class that is part of a course
How Long
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a scheduled segment of time for a class' is directly and transparently derived from combining 'class' (a course or group of pupils) with 'period' (a measured interval of time). This noun+noun compositional pattern is common and cross-linguistically familiar, so a B1 learner who knows both words would readily infer the MWE's meaning.
Etymology
Class period comes from old school days when schools divided the day into set periods, and each class took place in one of those times. That's why it now means 'the scheduled time for a lesson'.