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Parents can take time away to pick up children from daycare, what might have been an office coffee break previously becomes laundry sorting time, or commuting time is taken up with a 5k run instead of sitting in traffic.
—David Morel, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
And this was something squeezed into lunch breaks and coffee breaks and goodness knows what else.
—Katie Hafner, Scientific American, 31 Oct. 2024
For young workers, specialty coffee breaks, sweet snacks, and quick savory bites are replacing lunch as a reward for powering through a busy day.
—Brooke Seipel, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2024
Organize virtual coffee breaks or casual chat sessions where team members can connect personally.
—Rolling Stone Culture Council, Rolling Stone, 11 Oct. 2024
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First Known Use
1944, in the meaning defined above
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“Coffee break.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/coffee%20break. Accessed 14 Nov. 2024.
Kids Definition
coffee break
noun
: a short period of time for rest and refreshments
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