- playing period, period of play, play - (in games or plays or other performances) the time during which play proceeds; "rain stopped play in the 4th inning"
--1 is a kind of measure, quantity, amount
--1 is a part of athletic game
--1 has particulars:hole, golf hole; chukka, chukker; inning, frame; set; turn, bout, round; first period; second period; third period; final period; half; period; quarter; over