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(in games or plays or other performances) the time during which play proceeds
rain stopped play in the 4th inning
How To Use period of play In A Sentence
- A chukka is a seven-and-a-half-minute period of play, which is generally agreed to be about the right amount of time for a pony to be galloping around - although real pros often change pony several times within a chukka, leaping nimbly from saddle to saddle without touching the ground. Life and style | guardian.co.uk
- To borrow cricketing parlance he was unplayable for this almost perfect period of play. Times, Sunday Times
- * For the uninitiated, a chukka is a period of play in polo, lasting just seven minutes so the ponies don't get too tired. Home | Mail Online
