It's a break now/It's break now

[englishhobby]

Do we need an article? Which one is correct:
1) It's a break now (BrE)/It's a recess now (AmE)
2) It's __break now(BrE)/It's __recess now(AmE)

(a break in a college or university)

 

[bhaisahab]

"It's break (time) now" is idiomatic.

 

[emsr2d2]

Do you mean "break time" (ie a 15-minute period when kids go outside to play in the morning and the afternoon) or "spring break" (for example) when you don't attend classes for a couple of weeks at a time?

I wasn't aware that "break time/recess" existed at universities. We had break time at my first, middle and secondary schools but not at Sixth Form College. I don't associate break time or recess with education after the age of 18.

 

[englishhobby]

I don't associate break time or recess with education after the age of 18.

In Russia we do have break at universities - the timetable, just like in a school, is the same for everyone (with some minor exceptions).

 

[MikeNewYork]

In AmE, we do not have break (time) or recess in universities. There is a built in time between periods so that students can walk to other classes.