second period

noun

UK /ˈsek.ənd ˈpɪə.ri.əd/

US /ˈsek.ənd ˈpɪr.i.əd/

The second class you go to at school.

My second period is math, so I have to hurry after science.

SYNONYMS

second class second lesson period two class two

RELATED WORDS

first period third period schedule timetable homeroom

OTHER MEANINGS

2. The second section of a sports game, such as hockey.

Our team scored two goals in the second period.

3. The second part of a school day or a repeated time block.

The bell for second period rings at nine forty.

4. A second stretch of time in a repeating cycle, like a monthly bill period.

The second period of the billing cycle starts on the fifteenth.