passing period
Between-lesson transit time
A passing period is the brief interval between classes in a school when students move from one classroom to another.
Typically lasting three to seven minutes, it's time for navigating hallways, visiting lockers, and using restrooms: I'll meet you at your locker during passing period.
Also called passing time.
- school bellAcademic schedule signal
- bellHollow resonating instrument
- hallwayInterior connecting passage
- lockersSecure storage compartments
- crowdedFilled beyond comfort
rushing · five minutes · classroom · tardy · stampede · backpack · book bag · schedule · chaos · friends · quick chat · see you later · bathroom · water fountain · hustle · transition · break · scramble
- elementary schoolclassroom, student, first grade teacher, reading skills, teacher
- schoolteachers, classrooms, classes, student, grades
- class breakrecess, stretch break, water break
- school calendaracademic calendar, semester, trimester, quarter, fall semester
instructional vs. transitional time
passing periodclass time
Scheduled instruction period
class period · study period · lecture · instruction · classroom time
passing, period, pass, passed, passes, passer, passable, impassable, passage