coffee break

coffee break
noun
a snack taken during a break in the work day (Freq. 1)
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a ten-minute coffee break

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the British have tea breaks

• Syn: ↑tea break
• Hypernyms: ↑bite, ↑collation, ↑snack

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noun
: a short rest period (as in the mid-morning or mid-afternoon) during which coffee or other refreshment is often consumed

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a break from work for coffee, a snack, etc.
[1940-45]

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coffee break noun
A short break for coffee during the working day
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Main Entry: ↑coffee

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coffee break UK US noun [countable] [singular coffee break plural coffee breaks]
a short period of time when you stop working to eat or drink something
Thesaurus: time off from workhyponym

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coffee break,
a short intermission in the working day, with coffee or other refreshments available: »

Washington advocated the coffee break, then [in the 1940's], as a morale builder—particularly for the defense workers (Christian Science Monitor).

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noun, pl ⋯ breaks [count]
: a short period of time in which you stop working to rest and have coffee or some other refreshment

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ˈcoffee break [coffee break coffee breaks] noun
a short period of rest when you stop working and drink coffee

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to have a coffee break


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