first period
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2.0
- noun
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primer periodo
- The coach reviewed the team's performance during the first period to make adjustments.
- first period class
Examples
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The B's took a crack at the Flyers tonight, and the rough stuff started in the first period.
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By the end of the first period, the score was tied at 2-2.
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Less than a half minute remaining in the first period.
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At the end of the first period, we were down only 2-0.
Academic text (1999) -
Detroit played better in the first period.
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The Admirals started off quickly in the first period with a goal in the first minute of play.
Blog text (32) -
Toward the end of the first period, there was a loose puck in front of the net.
Fiction book (2001) -
After Colin Hekle's impressive first period, the Sun Devils held an early 2-0 advantage.
Blog text (31) -
We got Charlestown trailing three to nothing with 10:48 left in the first period.
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The team scored three goals in the first period of the hockey game.
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Morphology
The meaning 'the initial division of playing time' is directly and compositionally derived from 'first' (preceding others) + 'period' (a measured interval). This ordinal + noun pattern is common in English and other languages and is a standard, predictable sports term that a B1 learner who knows both words will readily understand.
Etymology
First period comes from the simple idea of breaking a game into time parts: first means the first part and period means a set time of play. When the whistle starts, the first period is the 'opening part' of the game, so it means the first part of the playing time.