last period

Day's closing session

Last period refers to the most recent class session in a school day or the final interval of a game.

In academic contexts, I have math last period means the final class before dismissal.

In sports like hockey or basketball, the last period is the concluding segment of play: They scored three goals in the last period.

Also commonly refers to a woman's most recent menstruation: When was your last period?

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deadline · conclusion · bell · class · semester · exam · cramps · cycle · monthly · bleeding · homework · grade · terminal · ultimate · closing · closing bell · finish · end of an era

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temporal position in school day

last periodfirst period

Initial division of play

first quarter · first half · homeroom · opening act · second period

temporal sequence in a school day

last periodfirst period

Initial division of play

first class · morning class · homeroom · second period

Family

last, period, lasts, lasted, lasting, lastly, periods, periodic, periodical

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Everyday, not technical · Rated G