bathroom break

noun

: a brief pause in or stoppage of an activity for people to use a bathroom

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But for those who've ever had to hold urine when there was no bathroom in sight, or work just got too busy for a bathroom break, is there any harm in waiting? — Alexandra Frost, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2026 The livestream captures every time the human clocks in for a shift or clocks out for a bathroom break. — Noelle Harff, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Aug. 2026 However, an arrest warrant was issued on Tuesday for Reed to face charges for his mid-concert bathroom break. — Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 13 Aug. 2026 There are no aisles of cubicles to maneuver on your bathroom break or colleagues to stand around with at the water cooler. — Jennifer Heimlich, Time, 27 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for bathroom break

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“Bathroom break.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bathroom%20break. Accessed 4 Oct. 2026.

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