coffee break

noun

1. a break from work for coffee, a snack, etc.

Word History and Origins

Origin of coffee break¹

First recorded in 1940–45

Example Sentences

During the coffee break, he joined a small group discussing Pes’s presentation.

From Science Magazine

The designer brand boasts a strawberry milk printed crossbody, a coffee break tote, a silk tomato ketchup bandana, a snack pendant and gold-toned ketchup packet, fries and hot dog drop earrings.

From Salon

Later, the park became a cruising area for gay men, and a spot where immigrant workers rested after shifts in the nearby garment and jewelry districts and lawyers and secretaries took coffee breaks.

From Los Angeles Times

Outside the university, in an area popular with tourists, Faig Jafarli, 27, was out on his coffee break from work when he noticed that a road near the university was shut.

From BBC

There’s a summer slowdown when southern Spain is so sweltering nobody takes coffee breaks with cookies, Nzula quipped.

From Seattle Times